affettuoso

[ uh-fech-oo-oh-soh; Italian ahf-fet-twaw-zaw ]

adjective

1. with affection and tenderness (a musical direction).

noun

, plural af·fet·tuo·sos.

1. a composition or movement of gentle, tender character.

affettuoso

/ æˌfɛtʃuːˈəʊsəʊ /

adjective

1. music with feeling

Word History and Origins

Origin of affettuoso¹

1715–25; < Italian: affecting, moving < Latin affectuōsus, equivalent to affectu ( s ) affect ¹ + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of affettuoso¹

C18: from Italian

Example Sentences

Ditto, for discovering a lost babby—a simply affettuoso strain, in a minor key.

From Project Gutenberg

Andante affettuoso—moderately slow, and with tenderness and pathos.

From Project Gutenberg