SIGNORINA (signorine)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: signorine   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Signorina mean? 

• SIGNORINA (noun)
  The noun SIGNORINA has 2 senses:

1. an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to 'Miss', it is either used alone or before a name

2. an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman

  Familiarity information: SIGNORINA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGNORINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to 'Miss', it is either used alone or before a name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("signorina" is a kind of...):

unmarried woman (a woman who is not married)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Signorina" is a kind of...):

form of address; title; title of respect (an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General')

Domain category:

Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)