Library / English Dictionary

BODONI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

Synonyms:

Bodoni; Bodoni font; modern; modern font

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Bodoni" is a kind of...):

proportional font (any font whose different characters have different widths)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813)

Synonyms:

Bodoni; Gianbattista Bodoni

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

pressman; printer (someone whose occupation is printing)

Credits