vanesio
Parola del giorno
Today's Parola del Giorno is the adjective, vanèsio,1 which means vain or conceited. See the adjective used below in its context:
Romolo è un tipo piuttosto vanesio e vacuo. Pensa sempre a comprare vestiti alla moda che lo facciano apparire meglio e giudica gli altri usando solo criteri estetici. Vive immerso nell’apparenza.
Romolo is a rather vain and vacuous guy. He always thinks about buying fashionable clothes that make him look better and judges others using only aesthetic criteria. He is absorbed in his appearance.
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The è indicates where the stress on the word is located. Typically, the stress of Italian words falls on the penultimate syllable. However, there are a number of words that do not follow this pattern, like vanèsio.