appassionato

[ uh-pah-see-uh-nah-toh, uh-pash-uh-; Italian ahp-pahs-syaw-nah-taw ]

/ əˌpɑ si əˈnɑ toʊ, əˌpæʃ ə-; Italian ɑpˌpɑs syɔˈnɑ tɔ /

adjective Music.

impassioned; with passion or strong feeling.

Nearby words

apparent wind, apparentement, apparently, apparition, apparitor, appassionato, appd., appeal, appeal play, appealing, appealingly

Origin of appassionato

From Italian; see origin at ap-¹, passion, -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for appassionato

Appassionato ammiratore ed invitto apologista dell' Omero Ferrarese.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2|George Gordon Byron
If George shies at this, it can be tried again later—say during an "appassionato" passage for the violins and cellos.
Perfect Behavior|Donald Ogden Stewart
The first movement begins solemnly, but breaks into an appassionato.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for appassionato

appassionato

/ (əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) in an impassioned manner

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