grazioso

American  

[graht-see-oh-soh, grah-tsyaw-zaw] / ˌgrɑt siˈoʊ soʊ, grɑˈtsjɔ zɔ /

adjective

1. graceful; flowing.

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adverb

1. gracefully; flowingly.

Etymology

Origin of grazioso

1800–10; < Italian: literally, gracious, gentle, equivalent to grazi ( a ) grace + -oso -ous

Example Sentences

Then follows that lovely simile of doves floating to call, and Francesca’s recognition of Dante with the words: O animal grazioso e benigno! who is sure to have pity on her hapless doom.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

The Finale, Allegretto grazioso, is a convincing example of how252 such a rigid form as the Older Rondo can be freshened up and revitalized by the hand of a master, for the main theme, e.g.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond

The Allegro grazioso which follows is a compact little movement; in form it is orthodox, yet there is no repeat to the exposition section.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

But even more charming—più grazioso, the biographer calls it—was the incident when he once asked a father whether he would give his son to Saint Pasquale.

From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman

Suddenly a very new kind of solace appears Dolce grazioso, in a phrase of the clarinet that leads to a duet of wood and cantabile strings, impersonal almost in the sweetness of its flowing song.

From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.