First Known Use: 1679
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Don Juan
noun \ˈdän-ˈ(h)wän, chiefly British & in poetry dän-ˈjü-ən\
: a man who has sexual relationships with many women
Full Definition of DON JUAN
1
: a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women
2
: a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of women
— Don Juan·ism \-ˈ(h)wän-ˌi-zəm, -ˈjü-ə-ˌni-\ noun
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Origin of DON JUAN
Spanish
Related to DON JUAN
- Synonyms
- Casanova, lecher, lothario, lounge lizard, masher, philanderer, satyr, wolf, womanizer
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Medical Dictionary
Don Juan
noun \(ˈ)dän-ˈ(h)wän, British usually dän-ˈjü-ən\
plural Don Juans
Medical Definition of DON JUAN
: a man who pursues women promiscuously
Biographical Note for DON JUAN
Don Juan, legendary character. In Spanish legend Don Juan de Tenorio is a Seville nobleman who is infamous for his seduction of women. After one such episode he kills the conquest's father. Afterwards he visits the slain man's tomb, over which an effigy has been erected. Don Juan mockingly invites the statue to supper. The invitation is accepted, and the statue drags Don Juan to hell. Don Juan is now generally regarded as a symbol of libertinism.
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