belvedere
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belvedere¹
- /ˈbɛl.vɪˌdɪə/ UK
- /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian belvedere (literally “fair view”).
noun belvederes
- A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area. “One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and Marton left the widow's house noiselessly in the Campo San Zobenigo, and made their way running tow
- Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia)
Belvedere²
- /ˈbɛlvədɪəɹ/ UK
Where it comes from
From Italian bel vedere (“beautiful view”).
proper noun
- A suburban area in the borough of Bexley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4978).
- A western suburb of Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9669).
- A small city in Marin County, California.
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- A populated place in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina.
- A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
- A locality in Alberta.
- A neighbourhood in south-east Calgary, Alberta.
- A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, northern Queensland, Australia.
- A neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
- A suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.
Belvedere³
Where it comes from
A reference to an urban legend about the 1980s sitcom Mr. Belvedere, in which filming was allegedly delayed after the actor playing Mr. Belvedere injured himself by sitting on his testicles.
verb Belvederes · Belvedering · Belvedered
- To sit painfully on one's testicles. Great, and after that you can clean my pants up coz I just Mr. Belvedered myself. Google it.
Translations
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noun raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area
| Español | mirador, belvedere |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벨베데레 belbedere |
| 日本語 | 見晴らし台 miharashidai, 望楼 bōrō |
| 中文 | 望景樓 /望景楼 wàngjǐnglóu |
| Português | belvedere, belveder, belver, torre de observação, mirante |
| Français | belvédère, belveder |
| Deutsch | Belvedere, Aussichtturm |
| Italiano | belvedere, terrazza panoramica |
| Ελληνικά | πανόραμα panórama, μπελβεντέρε belventére |
| Română | belvedere |
| Русский | бельведе́р belʹvedér |
| العربية | مَطَلّ maṭall |
| עברית | בלוודרה belvedére |
Talk about this word "belvedere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/belvedere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. belvedere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/belvedere "belvedere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/belvedere.Cite this
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title = {belvedere},
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