inusato

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Italian

Etymology

From in- (un-, not) +‎ usato (used).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.nuˈza.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: i‧nu‧sà‧to

Adjective

inusato (feminine inusata, masculine plural inusati, feminine plural inusate) (uncommon)

  1. unusual
    Synonyms: inusitato, inusuale
    Antonym: usuale
    • 1619, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, La fiera, published 1726, page 210:
      E dall'alba alle squille udirsi ognora
      Strumenti lavorare, ognora a mostra
      Disporsi d'arti nuove opre inusate
      And from dawn, during the bell-chimes, always hearing tools at work, with unusual works of new arts always being on display
    • 1892, Antonino Amore, Vincenzo Bellini, arte: studi e ricerche, page 210:
      Quel che mi colpisce nella Norma, ed era raro in Bellini, è il colorito particolare, il rilievo inusato che seppe dare ai due caratteri di donna
      What is striking about the Norma, and was rare in Bellini, is the complexion, the unusual emphasis he was able to put on the two female characters

Further reading

  • inusato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • inusato in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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