Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin gaudentem, present active participle of gaudeō (to rejoice).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡawˈdɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: gau‧dèn‧te

Adjective

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gaudente (plural gaudenti)

  1. (archaic) joyful, happy

Noun

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gaudente m or f by sense (plural gaudenti)

  1. pleasure-seeker, hedonist
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Further reading

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

Latin

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Participle

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gaudente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of gaudēns