affettuoso

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə fech′o̅o̅ ōsō; It. äf′fet twôzô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
af•fet•tuo•so  (ə fech′o̅o̅ ōsō; It. äf′fet twôzô),USA pronunciation adj. adv., n., pl. -sos. [Music.]
adj., adv. 
  1. Music and Dancewith affection and tenderness (a musical direction).

n. 
  1. Music and Dancea composition or movement of gentle, tender character.
  • Latin affectuōsus, equivalent. to affectu(s) affect1 + -ōsus -ous
  • Italian: affecting, moving
  • 1715–25


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