appassionato

[ uh-pah-see-uh-nah-toh, uh-pash-uh-; Italian ahp-pahs-syaw-nah-taw ]
/ əˌpɑ si əˈnɑ toʊ, əˌpæʃ ə-; Italian ɑpˌpɑs syɔˈnɑ tɔ /

adjective Music.

impassioned; with passion or strong feeling.

Origin of appassionato

From Italian; see origin at ap-1, passion, -ate1

Words nearby appassionato

apparent wind, apparentement, apparently, apparition, apparitor, appassionato, appd., appeal, appeal play, appealing, appear

Example sentences from the Web for appassionato

  • Appassionato ammiratore ed invitto apologista dell' Omero Ferrarese.

    The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2 |George Gordon Byron

  • If George shies at this, it can be tried again later—say during an "appassionato" passage for the violins and cellos.

    Perfect Behavior |Donald Ogden Stewart

  • The first movement begins solemnly, but breaks into an appassionato.

    Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for appassionato

appassionato
/ (əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) in an impassioned manner