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
- 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
- anchor
- arbor
- bandstand
- beacon
- belvedere
- bouquet
- bower
- case
- catbird seat
- cheroot
- citadel
- claro
- corona
- crow's nest
- cupola
- dais
- eagle eye
- floor
- havana
- hawk
- kiosk
- observance
- observation
- observatory
- outlook
- overlook
- panatela
- panorama
- patrol
- perfecto
- platform
- podium
- post
- pulpit
- rostrum
- rotunda
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- scene
- scout
- sentinel
- sentry
- smoke
- spotter
- staging
- station
- stogie
- stogy
- summerhouse
- surveillance
- terrace
- tip
- tobacco
- tobie
- toby
- tower
- view
- vigil
- vigilance
- ward
- watch
- watch person watchtower
- watcher
- weather eye
- weed
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