con amore

American  

[kon uh-mawr-ee, -mawr-ey, -mohr-ee, -mohr-ey, kohn, kawn ah-maw-re] / kɒn əˈmɔr i, -ˈmɔr eɪ, -ˈmoʊr i, -ˈmoʊr eɪ, koʊn, kɔn ɑˈmɔ rɛ /

adverb

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

2. tenderly and lovingly (used as a musical direction).

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con amore British  

/ kɒn æˈmɔːrɪ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) lovingly

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Etymology

Origin of con amore

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

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 Willis, N. Parker

Surely, if ever a book was written con amore, it is that one.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William

O listen, I beg, con amore, Pray pause in your Juggernaut flight, And hark, while I tell you the story Of Lipton, that chivalrous knight!

From The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) by Graham, Harry

But to carry the treatment out, a lot of first-class stablemen are indispensable, men who—no "eye servants"—do their work con amore, and take a genuine pride in their horses.

From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Moustache, Vielle

Every old garden book had long chapters on orchards, written con amore, with a zest sometimes lacking on other pages.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse