pentimenti

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UK/ˌpɛntɪˈmɛnti/US/ˌpɛntəˈmɛnti/US[-ɾə-]US[-ɾi]

A form of pentimento — The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.

OriginItalian pentimenti →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pentimento

Origin

  1. Italianpentimenti
  2. Englishpentimenti

Learned borrowing from Italian pentimenti, from pentimento + -i (the plural form of -o (suffix forming masculine singular nouns).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pentimenti

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pentimenti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimenti

MLA

“pentimenti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimenti. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentimenti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentimenti.

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