accanito

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.kaˈni.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧nì‧to

Adjective

accanito (feminine accanita, masculine plural accaniti, feminine plural accanite)

1. fierce, keen, cutthroat

   Synonyms: implacabile, furioso, spietato, rabbioso, arrabbiato

   Antonym: mite

   dopo accaniti sforzi

   after fierce efforts

2. fierce, assiduous, dogged (person)

   Synonyms: ostinato, pervicace, assiduo, tenace, caparbio, testardo, puntiglioso, incallito

   Antonyms: arrendevole, docile, remissivo

   un nemico accanito ― an assiduous enemy

3. inveterate

   un fumatore accanito ― an inveterate smoker

4. constant and loud (of noise or rain)

   Synonyms: assiduo, costante, insistente

Derived terms

• accanitamente

Participle

accanito (feminine accanita, masculine plural accaniti, feminine plural accanite)

1. past participle of accanire

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• accontai, cioncata, conciata, occitana, tacciano

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /akˈka.ni.toː/, [äkˈkänɪt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /akˈka.ni.to/, [äkˈkäːnit̪o]

Verb

accanitō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of accanō