English Dictionary
Definition of “brio”
brio (ˈbriːəʊ
)
Definitions
noun
- liveliness or vigour; spirit See also con brio
Word Origin
C19: from Italian, of Celtic origin
Synonyms
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energy,
spirit,
enthusiasm,
dash,
pep,
zip,
animation,
vigour,
verve,
zest,
panache,
gusto,
get-up-and-go,
élan,
vivacity,
liveliness,
welly,
Usage examples
This is fuel-injected pop that nips across the dance and R'nB boundaries for some added brio.
Megastar (2004)CANADIAN BONUS POINTS: "I love Canada in general," he says, "except that I used to get searched with a little too much brio at the border.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Maybe not, but other performances, including Rodgers & Hammerstein's My Lord and Master, have all the brio you would expect.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)It was almost, she remarked, as if my mother imagined she was part of a choir and was singing her part with rather too much brio.
Peter Stanford, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)
