affettuoso

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

adjective, adverb
  1. with affection and tenderness (a musical direction).

noun,plural af·fet·tuo·sos.
  1. a composition or movement of gentle, tender character.

Origin of affettuoso

1
1715–25; <Italian: affecting, moving <Latin affectuōsus, equivalent to affectu(s) affect1 + -ōsus-ous

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British Dictionary definitions for affettuoso

affettuoso

/ (æˌfɛtʃuːˈəʊsəʊ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. music with feeling

Origin of affettuoso

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C18: from Italian

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