affettuoso

[uh-fech-oo-oh-soh; It. ahf-fet-twaw-zaw]

af·fet·tuo·so

[uh-fech-oo-oh-soh; It. ahf-fet-twaw-zaw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural af·fet·tuo·sos. Music.
adjective, adverb
1.
with affection and tenderness (a musical direction).
noun
2.
a composition or movement of gentle, tender character.

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Origin:
1715–25; < Italian: affecting, moving < Latin affectuōsus, equivalent to affectu(s) affect1 + -ōsus -ous
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affettuoso (æˌfɛtʃuːˈəʊsəʊ)
 
adj, —adv
music with feeling
 
[C18: from Italian]

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