Lothario
noun
A man who behaves selfishly and insincerely in his relationships with women.
His reputation as a lothario had spread throughout the small town.
Often appears as...
- reputation as a lothario
- known as a lothario
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
noun
A man who behaves selfishly and insincerely in his relationships with women.
His reputation as a lothario had spread throughout the small town.
Often appears as...
- reputation as a lothario
- known as a lothario
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Originally from Don Quixote, 'lothario' implies a pattern of seducing women, not just one event.
He played the lothario, charming women like the character from the novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Lothario' has a negative tone, suggesting disapproval of the man's behavior.
Despite his charm, most see him as a lothario rather than a true romantic.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Criticism
Use 'lothario' when criticizing someone's dishonest and manipulative romantic actions.
The community frowned upon the lothario for misleading several women.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Originally from Don Quixote, 'lothario' implies a pattern of seducing women, not just one event.
He played the lothario, charming women like the character from the novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Lothario' has a negative tone, suggesting disapproval of the man's behavior.
Despite his charm, most see him as a lothario rather than a true romantic.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Criticism
Use 'lothario' when criticizing someone's dishonest and manipulative romantic actions.
The community frowned upon the lothario for misleading several women.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Originally from Don Quixote, 'lothario' implies a pattern of seducing women, not just one event.
He played the lothario, charming women like the character from the novel.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Lothario' has a negative tone, suggesting disapproval of the man's behavior.
Despite his charm, most see him as a lothario rather than a true romantic.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Criticism
Use 'lothario' when criticizing someone's dishonest and manipulative romantic actions.
The community frowned upon the lothario for misleading several women.
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Video examples
Panda Love Life and...
getting pregnant panda dads don't stick around after mating so this laid-back lothario has plenty of time to build up his strength ready for the next time to do this heals bamboo and lots of it for min min bamboo is now being used more for nest building than
Video examples
Panda Love Life and...
getting pregnant panda dads don't stick around after mating so this laid-back lothario has plenty of time to build up his strength ready for the next time to do this heals bamboo and lots of it for min min bamboo is now being used more for nest building than
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Moby
American Musician
A part of me wants to sort of try and sound cool and feed this myth that I'm some sort of glamorous lothario, but I was raised by women - my mother and her mother and my aunts - and as a result, most of my friends have always been women.
Quote examples
Moby
American Musician
A part of me wants to sort of try and sound cool and feed this myth that I'm some sort of glamorous lothario, but I was raised by women - my mother and her mother and my aunts - and as a result, most of my friends have always been women.
Example 1 of 1
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