vivace

American  

[vi-vah-chey, vee-vah-che] / vɪˈvɑ tʃeɪ, viˈvɑ tʃɛ /

adverb

1. (a musical direction) vivacious; lively.

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vivace British  

/ vɪˈvɑːtʃɪ /

adjective

1. music to be performed in a brisk lively manner

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Etymology

Origin of vivace

1675–85; < Italian < Latin vīvāc-, stem of vīvāx, long-lived, lively; vivacity

Example Sentences

Pair that with a vivace salad, with sliced strawberries, Bulgarian feta and a sprinkling of paprika, and you have my kind of balanced meal: something light and refreshing, something rich and rewarding, everything delicious.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021

Consider the sonnet “Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd’hui,” whose first version probably dates from the late eighteen-sixties, when Mallarmé was in his mid-twenties.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016

The first conjures a proud princess in icy isolation, not unlike the swan in “Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd’hui.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016

The “Molto Vivace” pas de deux, choreographed by Stephen Baynes, was far from molto vivace.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2012

Outside sounded the clicking and clinking of glasses, a staccato of guffaws, tones vivace.

From Half A Chance by Isham, Frederic Stewart