leggiadria

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan leujairia, derived from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis (“light (not heavy)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /led.d͡ʒaˈdri.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: leg‧gia‧drì‧a

Noun

leggiadria f (plural leggiadrie)

1. loveliness, prettiness
2. elegance

Derived terms

• leggiadro

Related terms

• leggero

Anagrams

• gagliardie