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brio

[ bree-oh; Italian bree-aw ]

noun

  1. vigor; vivacity.


brio

/ ˈbriːəʊ /

noun

  1. liveliness or vigour; spirit See also con brio


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brio1

First recorded in 1725–35; from Italian, from Spanish brío “energy, determination,” from assumed Celtic brīgos; compare Old Irish bríg (feminine) “power, strength, force,” Middle Welsh bri (masculine) “honor, dignity, authority”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of brio1

C19: from Italian, of Celtic origin

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Example Sentences

In short, Tuchman writes with great brio, exquisite pacing, and a keen eye for telling details and arresting quotes.

The New Yorker critic Pauline Kael dismissed the film as "journalism presented with the brio of drama."

The Guardian calls Hage a stylist and a plotter who manages both “with great brio and expertise.”

Certainly Gurickx played magnificently, and with a brio I have rarely heard equalled.

A new clue would soon be given and at once Oscar was off again with renewed brio to finer effects.

He plays very correctly, one might say without a fault, but I have heard violinists who play with more brio.

Other men have painted single heads as well or better: but Hals stands alone in his gusto, his abundance, his surpassing brio.

When the week was up Mat implored to be left behind with Angela, the maid, and Brio, a big poodle possessed of the devil.

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