dulcinea

Thân thiện

A knight kneels before his dulcinea in a sunlit garden.

Definition

Noun: 1. A man's sweetheart or ladylove: A poetic or literary term for a woman who is the object of a man's romantic affection or devotion. The word carries connotations of idealization and courtly love.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He wrote sonnets praising the virtues of his dulcinea.
  • In his eyes, she was not just a friend but his dulcinea, his perfect ideal.

Advanced Usage

• As a proper noun (Dulcinea): The word originates from the name of the character Dulcinea del Toboso in Miguel de Cervantes' novel . Don Quixote idealizes a peasant woman, Aldonza Lorenzo, and renames her Dulcinea, regarding her as his perfect, noble lady love. Therefore, using "dulcinea" often evokes this literary allusion to an idealized, perhaps unattainable, beloved.
  • His quest was as quixotic as his devotion to his personal Dulcinea.

Variants and Related Words

• Dulcinea (proper noun): The specific literary character from .

Synonyms

• Sweetheart: A person loved by another.
• Ladylove: A woman who is someone's beloved.
• Inamorata: A woman with whom one is in love (a literary term).
• Beloved: A dearly loved person.

Related Idioms

• One's Dulcinea: Used to refer to a man's idealized beloved.
  • He spent his life searching for his Dulcinea, a woman who existed only in his imagination.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a woman who is a man's sweetheart

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ladylove