contessa
Titled Italian lady
A contessa is an Italian countess—a noblewoman holding the rank of count's wife or widow, or the rank in her own right.
The word appears in English when referring to Italian nobility or when someone affects continental flair: The contessa presided over her Tuscan estate.
It carries a whiff of old-world elegance and aristocratic glamour.
Female of high birth
- ladyshipAristocratic woman's title
- dameDated slang for woman
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
- peeressWoman of noble rank
aristocrat · nobility · peerage · hereditary · rank · honorific · address · style
Italian grand residence
- villaStately country residence
- TuscanyCentral Italian region
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
- FlorenceTuscan capital city
Rome · Milan · Renaissance · Medici · nobility · aristocracy · signora · Italian
Effortless beauty of motion
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- dignityInnate personal worth
grandeur · opulence · regal · glamour · charm · style · cultivated · polished
noblewoman
Female of high birth
peeress · aristocrat · nobility · peerage · hereditary · rank · honorific · address · style · courtesy
palazzo
Italian grand residence
Florence · Rome · Milan · Renaissance · Medici · nobility · aristocracy · signora · Italian · nobility
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
dignity · grandeur · opulence · regal · glamour · charm · style · cultivated · polished · distinguished
- Italian NobilityMedici, Borgia, Gonzaga, Savoy, dukes
- Italian Titlessignore, signora, signorina, don, marchesa
- noblewomennoblewoman, duchess, baroness, marchioness, viscountess