con amore

American  

[kon uh-mawr-ee, -mawr-ey, -mohr-ee, -mohr-ey, kohn, kawn ah-maw-re] / kɒn əˈmɔr i, -ˈmɔr eɪ, -ˈmoʊr i, -ˈmoʊr eɪ, koʊn, kɔn ɑˈmɔ rɛ /

adverb

1. (italics) with love, tender enthusiasm, or zeal.

2. tenderly and lovingly (used as a musical direction).

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con amore British  

/ kɒn æˈmɔːrɪ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) lovingly

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Etymology

Origin of con amore

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

They evidently exerted themselves con amore; and we have never heard music performed with greater care, energy, or effect.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton

He returned to his counting-house and furtively examined the beautiful profile as Mary, con amore, leaned over her task.

From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.

Really it was very pleasant to drop in this way into the centre of a genial circle, and I found my spirits rising fast as we talked together, con amore, of cricket, boating, hunting.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

Herby still painting away con amore, & making good progress.

From The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman by Gilchrist, Anne Burrows

Surely, if ever a book was written con amore, it is that one.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William