madonna C2 Topic:Art & Music US /məˈdɑː.nə/ UK /məˈdɒn.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #8274 Meanings 1 noun an artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, especially with the infant Jesus The gallery displayed a Renaissance madonna against a mountainous landscape. 2 noun literary or dated: a woman regarded as ideally pure, beautiful, or maternal The portrait presented her as a serene madonna. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an artistic representation... Virgin and ChildMarian image 2 noun · literary or dated: a woman... idealized woman Word family Derived forms Madonna-like Related forms Virgin MaryMarian Etymology From Italian madonna, literally 'my lady,' formed from ma, 'my,' and donna, 'lady.' In English the common noun chiefly denotes an image of the Virgin Mary and child. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # madonna **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈdɑː.nə/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈdɒn.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 8274 ## Meanings 1. an artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, especially with the infant Jesus 2. literary or dated: a woman regarded as ideally pure, beautiful, or maternal ## Examples - The gallery displayed a Renaissance madonna against a mountainous landscape. - The portrait presented her as a serene madonna. ## Synonyms - Virgin and Child - Marian image ## Derived Forms - Madonna-like ## Related Forms - Virgin Mary - Marian ## Etymology From Italian madonna, literally 'my lady,' formed from ma, 'my,' and donna, 'lady.' In English the common noun chiefly denotes an image of the Virgin Mary and child. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown