HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of concetto | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ

Definitions

Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.

Equivalents

Français concetto
Italiano concetto concetto

Examples

“Tasso in particular, Mirollo notes, treated the concetto "as the equivalent in a lyric poem of plot in longer works." Pellegrino, similarly, and with reference to Tasso, says that concetti "are the soul and the form of a composition" […]”
“But to restrict the concetto to an idea or concept gives short shrift to the metaphorical and sometimes occult implications of the term. Conceit as discors concordia involves the comparison of unlike things, the finding of similarity in dissimilarity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See concetto used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free