verve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< French verve (“‘rapture, animation, spirit, caprice, whim’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)v

[edit] Noun

verve (uncountable)

1. Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing
2. artistic energy and enthusiasm
3. vigour, vitality and liveliness
4. rapture, enthusiasm
5. spirit, energy

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: innostus (1,2)
• German: Schwung m., Begeisterung f., Verve f.
• Spanish: nervio m., energía f.

[edit] External links

• verve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• verve in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

verve f. inv.

1. verve

[edit] Synonyms

• brio
• estro
• vivacità