Italian

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Etymology

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From buono +‎ -ista.

Adjective

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buonista (masculine plural buonisti, feminine plural buoniste)

  1. do-gooding, do-goody

Noun

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buonista m or f by sense (masculine plural buonisti, feminine plural buoniste)

  1. do-gooder
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Further reading

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  • buonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana