viziato
The Italian word for spoiled is viziato.
viziato is used to describe a person, typically a child, who has developed a selfish or greedy character because they have been pampered. The word functions as an adjective to describe character traits and can also serve as the past participle of the verb viziare, which means to spoil or pamper.
Meaning: (of a person, usually a child) having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective viziato is derived from the noun vizio, which means 'vice' or 'bad habit'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the person or people being described. Use viziata for a female (feminine singular), viziati for a group of males or a mixed-gender group (masculine plural) and viziate for a group of females (feminine plural).
Did you know?
- While viziato describes a person, Italians use guastato to describe 'spoiled' food. Using viziato for a rotten tomato would sound like you are accusing the vegetable of having a bad personality.
- If an Italian describes air as viziata, they aren't saying it is pampered. Aria viziata refers to stale or stagnant air that needs to be refreshed by opening a window.
- The verb viziare is used in legal terms to describe a 'vitiated' contract. A contratto viziato is one that is legally void because it was based on an error or fraud.
Examples in context
- È un bambino viziato.He is a spoiled child.This sentence is useful for describing a spoiled child using viziato.Tatoeba #1247331 by Guybrush88, translation #71990 by CK
- Tom è pigro e viziato.Tom is lazy and spoiled.This sentence uses viziato to describe someone as both lazy and spoiled.Tatoeba #1687543 by Guybrush88, translation #1682958 by Spamster
- La nonna mi ha viziato.Grandma spoiled me.This sentence shows the use of viziato as a past participle to indicate someone was spoiled by a person.Tatoeba #10206604 by Guybrush88, translation #10181874 by ddnktr
- È un bambino viziato, non accetta mai un "no" come risposta.He's a spoiled child, he never accepts "no" as an answer.
- Quei ragazzi sono proprio rovinati dai loro genitori, non sanno fare nulla per conto loro.Those kids have been really spoiled by their parents, they can't do anything on their own.
- 18 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alessandro and Martina are talking about a neighbor's child.
- AlessandroGuarda quel bambino, è proprio viziato.Look at that child, he is really spoiled.
- MartinaSì, ha sempre tutto ciò che vuole.Yes, he always has everything he wants.
- AlessandroI genitori non gli dicono mai di no.His parents never tell him no.
- MartinaPer questo è diventato così viziato.That is why he became so spoiled.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “spoiled” translations and entries viziato, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
