Get to know Sprezzatura better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.
Sprezzatura in a sentence
Sprezzatura meaning
The art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that it looks effortless; calculated nonchalance.
Using Sprezzatura
- The main meaning on this page is: The art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that it looks effortless; calculated nonchalance.
Context around Sprezzatura
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sprezzatura
- In this selection, "sprezzatura" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include description of sprezzatura would appear and engage in sprezzatura or this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sprezzatura" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sprezzatura
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sprezzatura, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Dublin city centre, will be giving out free pasta next Monday (25 November). (20 words)
The Count advocates the courtier engage in sprezzatura, or this “certain nonchalance”, in all the activities he participates in, especially speech. (21 words)
Castiglione states that had he followed Tuscan usage in his book, his description of sprezzatura would appear hypocritical, in that his effort would be seen without a sense of nonchalance (Courtier 71). (32 words)
Castiglione states that had he followed Tuscan usage in his book, his description of sprezzatura would appear hypocritical, in that his effort would be seen without a sense of nonchalance (Courtier 71). (32 words)
The Count advocates the courtier engage in sprezzatura, or this “certain nonchalance”, in all the activities he participates in, especially speech. (21 words)
Sprezzatura, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Dublin city centre, will be giving out free pasta next Monday (25 November). (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Sprezzatura, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Dublin city centre, will be giving out free pasta next Monday (25 November).
Castiglione states that had he followed Tuscan usage in his book, his description of sprezzatura would appear hypocritical, in that his effort would be seen without a sense of nonchalance (Courtier 71).
The Count advocates the courtier engage in sprezzatura, or this “certain nonchalance”, in all the activities he participates in, especially speech.