spiritoso

English

Etymology

From Italian spiritoso.

Adverb

spiritoso (not comparable)

1. (music) In a lively or spirited manner

   Synonym: spirituoso

Italian

Etymology

From spirito +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spi.riˈto.zo/, (traditional) /spi.riˈto.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tó‧so

Adjective

spiritoso (feminine spiritosa, masculine plural spiritosi, feminine plural spiritose)

1. witty

   Synonym: motteggevole

2. funny
3. spirituous

Derived terms

• spiritosaggine
• spiritosamente
• spiritosità

 

Noun

spiritoso m (plural spiritosi, feminine spiritosa)

1. a witty person; a wit

Further reading

• spiritoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• spiritoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• spiritóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• spiritóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana