affettuoso

[ uh-fech-oo-oh-soh; Italian ahf-fet-twaw-zaw ]
/ əˌfɛtʃ uˈoʊ soʊ; Italian ˌɑf fɛtˈtwɔ zɔ /
Music.

adjective, adverb

with affection and tenderness (a musical direction).

noun, plural af·fet·tuo·sos.

a composition or movement of gentle, tender character.

Origin of affettuoso

1715–25; < Italian: affecting, moving < Latin affectuōsus, equivalent to affectu(s) affect1 + -ōsus -ous

Words nearby affettuoso

afferent fiber, afferent glomerular arteriole, afferent nerve, afferent vessel, afferent-loop syndrome, affettuoso, affiance, affianced, affiant, affiche, afficionado

British Dictionary definitions for affettuoso

affettuoso
/ (æˌfɛtʃuːˈəʊsəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music with feeling

Word Origin for affettuoso

C18: from Italian