superstizioso
Superstitious in Italian is superstizioso.
The word superstizioso is an adjective used to describe someone who is susceptible to superstitions.
Meaning: susceptible to superstitions (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the person being described, so use the feminine form superstiziosa for a woman. The masculine plural form superstiziosi is used when describing a group of men or a mixed-gender group. The feminine plural form superstiziose is used when describing a group consisting only of women.
Did you know?
- In Italy, the number 17 is often feared by the superstizioso instead of 13. This is because 17 in Roman numerals is XVII, an anagram of VIXI, which means 'I have lived' or 'my life is over'.
- An Italian might call someone 'scaramantico' instead of 'superstizioso' if that person performs specific actions to ward off bad luck rather than just believing in the supernatural.
- The phrase corno portafortuna refers to a red horn amulet used by superstiziosi to bring luck. Though it looks like a chili pepper, it is actually meant to represent a horn to ward off the 'evil eye'.
Examples in context
- Yanni è superstizioso riguardo a tutto.Yanni is superstitious about everything.This sentence shows how to use superstizioso regarding a person's habits.Tatoeba #9073795 by Guybrush88, translation #9073794 by Amastan
- È superstizioso?Are you superstitious?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is superstizioso.Tatoeba #6405723 by Guybrush88, translation #4013170 by CK
- Tom è superstizioso.Tom is superstitious.This sentence is a simple way to state that Tom is superstizioso.Tatoeba #6735871 by Guybrush88, translation #6701010 by Eccles17
- Sono una persona molto superstiziosaI am a very superstitious person.
- Il mio amico è pieno di superstizioniMy friend is full of superstitions.
- Mio zio è molto scaramanticoMy uncle is very superstitious.
- Non sei altro che uno scaramantico!You're nothing but a superstitious person!
- È una donna molto superstiziosaShe is a very superstitious woman.
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Example conversation
Lorenzo and Chiara are talking about a black cat.
- LorenzoGuarda, un gatto nero! Sono superstizioso.Look, a black cat! I am superstitious.
- ChiaraNon essere così, Lorenzo. Non succede nulla.Don't be like that, Lorenzo. Nothing happens.
- LorenzoLo so, ma mio nonno era molto superstizioso.I know, but my grandfather was very superstitious.
- ChiaraAllora è una cosa di famiglia!Then it is a family thing!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “superstitious” translations and entries superstizioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
