Definition of Signorina

1. Noun. An Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to 'Miss', it is either used alone or before a name.

Generic synonyms: Unmarried Woman

2. Noun. An Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman.
Generic synonyms: Form Of Address, Title, Title Of Respect
Category relationships: Italian

Definition of Signorina

1. n. Miss; -- a title of address among the Italians.

Definition of Signorina

1. Noun. A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Signorina

1. [n -RINAS or -RINE]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Signorina

signiory
signless
signmaker
signmakers
signoff
signoffs
signor
signora
signoras
signore
signores
signori
signoria
signorias
signories
signorina (current term)
signorinas
signorine
signors
signory
signout
signouts
signpost
signposted
signposting
signposts
signs
signs and symptoms
signs in
signs off

Literary usage of Signorina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death by Frederic William Henry Myers (1903)
"Dr. Ermacora writes :— signorina Maria Manzini, at my request, kept an account of the dreams which occurred in her ordinary sleep. ..."

2. Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death by Frederic William Henry Myers (1903)
"Dr. Ermacora writes :— signorina Maria Manzini, at my request, kept an account of the dreams •hich occurred in her ordinary sleep. ..."

3. The World's Congress of Representative Women: A Historical Résumé for by May Wright Sewall (1894)
"signorina Silva Albertoni. Contessa Angelica Rasponi. signorina Placci. ... signorina Ada N'egri. Signora Pellegrini. ..."

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