appassionato
- adjective
- /ˌæpəˈʃənɑːtoʊ/
- Specialized
:
apasionado
- The pianist played the final movement in an appassionato style that moved the entire audience.
Examples
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The conductor asked for a more appassionato interpretation of the symphony's second theme.
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Her appassionato singing brought a new depth to the classic aria.
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The pianist played the piece appassionato.
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She sang the aria appassionato to convey deep feelings.
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The pianist played the final movement in an appassionato style that moved the entire audience.
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Her appassionato singing brought a new depth to the classic aria.
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The conductor asked for a more appassionato interpretation of the symphony's second theme.
Synonyms
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
38
6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
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5.8
Being full of strong feelings that show in words or actions
Played or sung with strong, deep feeling in music
To play with feeling to show the music's emotion
Showing strong emotion, often in a dramatic or poetic way
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word appassionato comes from Italian appassionare, which means 'to fill with passion', and is related to the English word passion. So, in music appassionato tells the player to play with very strong feeling.