con amore
Americanadverb
-
(italics) with love, tender enthusiasm, or zeal.
-
tenderly and lovingly (used as a musical direction).
adjective
Etymology
Origin of con amore
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He ever kept himself abreast of the science of the day, and devoted his abilities and energies, con amore, to the benefitting of men’s souls as well as their bodies.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
The author set to work, con amore, and produced two goodly volumes of Arabesque sketches and tales, founded on popular112 traditions.
From Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous
They evidently exerted themselves con amore; and we have never heard music performed with greater care, energy, or effect.
From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
My friend, the clergyman, with whom I had walked out to see them pass, criticised the different teams con amore, but in language which I did not always understand.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
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 E. Rameur
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
