animato

[ ah-nuh-mah-toh, an-uh-; Italian ah-nee-mah-taw ]

/ ˌɑ nəˈmɑ toʊ, ˌæn ə-; Italian ˌɑ niˈmɑ tɔ /

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adjective Music.

animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.

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Origin of animato

1715–25; <Italian < L. See animate

Words nearby animato

animated cartoon, animated oat, animatic, animation, animatism, animato, animator, animatronic, animatronics, anime, animism

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How to use animato in a sentence

Not so many illustrious expenses, not so much animato agitato of the spirits!
Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden
The feeling of unrest is here augmented until it becomes almost painful, and not until the animato does a restful feeling come.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Accelerando, affrettando (this term implies some degree of excitement also), stringendo, poco a poco animato.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
As if to atone for the slower pace, the theme strikes into a lively fugue, with trembling strings (Allegro animato).
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp

A new rhythmic motive, of great charm, un pocchetino piu animato, is answered by a bit of the theme.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp

British Dictionary definitions for animato

animato

/ (ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) in a lively manner

Word Origin for animato

Italian

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