con spirito

American  

[kon spir-i-toh, kohn, kawn spee-ree-taw] / kɒn ˈspɪr ɪˌtoʊ, koʊn, kɔn ˈspi ri tɔ /

adverb

1. with lively spirit; vigorously (used as a direction in music).

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con spirito British  

/ kɒn ˈspɪrɪtəʊ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) in a spirited or lively manner (also in the phrases allegro con spirito, presto con spirito )

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Etymology

Origin of con spirito

1890–95; < Italian: literally, with spirit

Example Sentences

“Here then is a Corsair-song. Know that I doat on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it con spirito.”

From Literature

I assented; and he, in his curious way, was not unforward in his praise, saying, “Excellent. I recall it as a beautiful head-ache. Con spirito. Perhaps con spirito maligno. There was about it a whiff of sulphur; maybe sal ammoniac.”

From Literature

She attended Vassar College, where she founded a literary magazine, Con Spirito, with Mary McCarthy.

From New York Times

But I suppose it may be laid down as a maxim, that no woman who is seriously attached to one man, will trifle, con spirito, with another; and my flirtations with Lord Frederick were not only continued, but soon began to threaten a decisive termination.

From Project Gutenberg

It begins allegro con spirito and fortissimo, and keeps it up till the first episode, which is in the same time, but pianissimo and in the minor.

From Project Gutenberg