affettuoso

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See also: affettüoso

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectuous.

Adverb[edit]

affettuoso (comparative more affettuoso, superlative most affettuoso)

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

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectueux.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

affettuoso

  1. (music) in a loving, tender way

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin affectuōsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /af.fet.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /af.fet.tuˈo.so/[1]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tu‧ó‧so

Adjective[edit]

affettuoso (feminine affettuosa, masculine plural affettuosi, feminine plural affettuose, superlative affettuosissimo)

  1. affectionate, fond, loving

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ affettuoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • affettuoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana