Casanova

1. A man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women.
2. A promiscuous man; a philanderer.

[After Giovanni Jacopo CASANOVA DE SEINGALT.]

noun

1. A man amorously attentive to women: amorist, Don Juan, gallant, lady's man, Lothario, Romeo. See sex/asexual.
2. A man who philanders: Don Juan, lady's man, philanderer, womanizer. Slang lady-killer, wolf. Idioms: man on the make, skirt chaser. See sex/asexual.

Italian family of artists. The travelling Venetian actors Gaetano Giuseppe Casanova (d 1733) and Giovanna Zanetta Farussi produced six sons, the second of whom was the adventurer Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (b Venice, 2 April 1725; d Ch?teau Dux, Bohemia, 4 June 1798), notorious for his amorous pursuits. He is best-known for his M?moires, which include generally reliable information about the lives and careers of two of his brothers: (1) Francesco Casanova, known for his battle and equestrian pictures, and (2) Giovanni Battista Casanova, a Neo-classical draughtsman, painter, forger and writer.

The following members have entries:

• Francesco Casanova
• Giovanni Battista Casanova

See the Abbreviations for further details.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)
  Synonyms: Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt

Meaning #2: any man noted for his amorous adventures