brio
/ˈbriːəʊ
/noun [mass noun]
Vigour or vivacity of style or performance: she told her story with some brio...See also con brio.
- Burstein captured every subtle variation of the melodic line with scintillating brio and vivacity.
- This balletic score received a performance filled with rhythmic verve and brio.
- The Stoltzmans played it with dash and brio to spare.
Synonyms
vigour, vivacity, vivaciousness, gusto, verve, zest, sparkle, dash, elan, panache, exuberance, ebullience, enthusiasm, eagerness, vitality, dynamism, animation, spirit, energy
informal pep, vim, zing, get-up-and-go
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Italian.
Rhymes
- overanalyze
- over and above
- over and done with
- over and over
- over-and-under
- overanxiety
- overanxious
- overanxiously
- overarch
- overarching
- overarchingly
- overarm
- over-articulate
- over-articulated
- over-articulation
- overate
- over-award
- hand-lining
- handlist
- handlock
- handloom
- hand-loomed
- hand-loose
- hand lotion
- hand luggage