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Mona Lisas

Mona Lisas is the plural of Mona Lisa.

Meaning of Mona Lisa

Noun

Mona Lisa (plural Mona Lisas)

  1. (figuratively) A masterpiece, an outstanding work.
    • This small and deceptively simple, but extremely interesting molecular system was rightly characterized by Cram and coworkers as ‘The Mona Lisa of Organic Chemistry’, because of its ability to elicit wonder, to stimulate imagination and, last but not least, by its enigmatic elusiveness and numerous...2005, Zvi Rappoport, Joel F. Liebman, The Chemistry of Cyclobutanes, page 18
  2. (figuratively) A woman who resembles the subject of this painting, renowned for her beauty and enigmatic smile.
    • She let him take it and sat on, smiling very faintly. It was a Mona Lisa effort.1972, John Newton Chance, The dead tale-tellers, page 111
    Synonyms:
    Joconde

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Questions about Mona Lisas

What is Mona Lisas the plural of?
Mona Lisas is the plural of Mona Lisa.

Words near Mona Lisas in the dictionary

  1. Mon-Khmer
  2. mon.
  3. mona
  4. Mona Lisa
  5. Mona Lisan
  6. Mona Lisas
  7. Mona Passage
  8. Mona Vale
  9. Monacan
  10. Monacans
  11. monacanthid

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