con amore

[ konuh-mawr-ee, -mawr-ey, -mohr-ee, -mohr-ey, kohn; Italian kawn ah-maw-re ]

/ kɒn əˈmɔr i, -ˈmɔr eɪ, -ˈmoʊr i, -ˈmoʊr eɪ, koʊn; Italian kɔn ɑˈmɔ rɛ /

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adverb

(italics)Italian. with love, tender enthusiasm, or zeal.

tenderly and lovingly (used as a musical direction).

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Origin of con amore

First recorded in 1730–40

Words nearby con amore

Com. Ver., con, conacre, CONAD, Conakry, con amore, Conan, Conan Doyle, con anima, Conant, con artist

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How to use con amore in a sentence

If I were a young man in your position, I should take up the case con amore, for the sake of beauty and womanhood.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
I have worked at it con amore, and believe my love has been successful.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
In sacred subjects, which he painted by no means con amore, he affects the hard style of David and his French followers.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
There was no want of good will on the part of the mob to the undertaking; far from it, and they proceeded in the work con amore.
Varney the Vampire|Thomas Preskett Prest

Herby still painting away con amore, & making good progress.
The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman|Walt Whitman

British Dictionary definitions for con amore

con amore

/ (kɒn æˈmɔːrɪ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) lovingly

Word Origin for con amore

C19: from Italian: with love

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