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

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con amore

I had been reading Coleridge’s description of England in his fine Ode on the Departing Year, and I applied it, con amore, to the objects before me.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William

And we listen con amore, While our merriment redoubles, To the truly tragic story Of his dull domestic troubles.

From Familiar Faces 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

He believed in the sacredness of custom and authority, and he preached it con amore in all his writings.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various

His style is lively and amusing; and though the office he had to perform is not to be envied, he seems to have entered on it con amore, and with little remorse of conscience.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford