vivace
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vivace
1675–85; < Italian < Latin vīvāc-, stem of vīvāx, long-lived, lively; vivacity
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
A delicate Pastorale precedes the gracefully balletic Allegro vivace, which features a canon for solo trumpet.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2010
The end is a pure romp, molto vivace, mainly on the skipping phrase.
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.
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