IT Lo Zingarelli 2025

by Nicola Zingarelli

The essential dictionary for the correct use of the Italian language and grammar

• 145.000 entries, over 380.000 meanings
• Over 9.000 synonyms (abbagliare, accecare, abbacinare), 2.000 antonyms (coraggioso, pavido), and 2.500 analogies (fortezza, giustizia, prudenza, temperanza)
• 964 entries on nuances of meaning (accalappiare, irretire)
• 136 author definitions signed by Italian excellences (identity by Elena Ferrante, style by Giorgio Armani, tenacity by Alessandro Del Piero, speed by Valentino Rossi)
• 3.126 words to preserve, preferable to their more common but less expressive synonyms (obsoleto, ingente, diatriba, leccornia, ledere)
• Over 12.000 literary quotations from 134 authors, from Francesco d’Assisi to Dario Fo
• Over 45.000 expressions and idiomatic phrases
• Indication of over 5.000 syntactic regencies (addetto a or addetto per?)
• 118 nomenclature tables
• Grammatical notes and on the correct usage of words
• Syllabic division, phonetic transcription, and audio pronunciation of all words
• The Zanichelli Encyclopedia
• The Italian Language Dictionary by Niccolò Tommaseo and Bernardo Bellini