Added 10 October 2026 dante noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about dante at Wordnik → Where our words come from → An Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321). Related Words: infernodantandictionaryalighieridictionnaireparadisopurgatoriowriterwordsmithbard Back to today's word