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Webster 1913 Edition

Affettuoso

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Af-fetˊtu-o′so

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adv.
[It.]
(Mus.)
With feeling.

Webster 1828 Edition

Affettuoso

AFFETTUO'SO

, or con affetto, [L. affectus.]
In music, a direction to render notes soft and affecting.

Definition 2024

affettuoso

affettuoso

See also: affettüoso

English

Adverb

affettuoso ‎(comparative more affettuoso, superlative most affettuoso)

  1. (music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian affettuoso.

Adverb

affettuoso

  1. (music) in a loving, tender way

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin affectuosus

Adjective

affettuoso m ‎(feminine singular affettuosa, masculine plural affettuosi, feminine plural affettuose)

  1. affectionate, fond, loving

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Etymology

Borrowing from Italian affettuoso.

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