Antonyms for belvedere

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bel-vi-deer, bel-vi-deer; for 3 also Italian bel-ve-de-re

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛl vɪˌdɪər, ˌbɛl vɪˈdɪər; for 3 also Italian ˌbɛl vɛˈdɛ rɛ

Definition of belvedere

Origin : "raised turret atop a house," 1590s, from Italian belvedere, literally "a fair sight," from bel, bello "beautiful" (from Latin bellus "beautiful, fair;" see bene-) + vedere "a view, sight" (see vista). Pronunciation perhaps influenced by the French form of the word. So called because it was used for viewing the grounds.

As in lookout : noun guard; place from which to guard
As in platform : noun stand or stage
As in cigar : noun roll of tobacco
As in gazebo : noun pavilion

Example sentences :

Alfonso d'Este (born 1476) had it carved on the mantelpiece of his study at Belvedere.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan

There was a belvedere, and if we had only brought our blankets!
Extract from : « Riviera Towns » by Herbert Adams Gibbons

What is also common enough in that country, it was surmounted by a mirador, or “belvedere.”
Extract from : « The Lone Ranche » by Captain Mayne Reid

The view from the belvedere was one of the most striking of its kind in the world.
Extract from : « Pictures of Southern Life » by William Howard Russell

The view from the Belvedere was one of the most striking of its kind in the world.
Extract from : « The Civil War in America » by William Howard Russell

Near him lay another baron, Pandolfo of the lords of Belvedere.
Extract from : « The Makers of Modern Rome » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

There is an expansive and impressive view from the belvedere adjoining.
Extract from : « Old Continental Towns » by Walter M. Gallichan

Toward the end of 1547 they were at work on the bastion of the Belvedere.
Extract from : « Michelangelo » by Romain Rolland

It is a long climb up to the belvedere of the low white building.
Extract from : « Naples Past and Present » by Arthur H. Norway

I must walk to regain my composure, therefore I fly to the Alley of the Belvedere.
Extract from : « Hania » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Synonyms for belvedere

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