[bree-oh; It. bree-aw] 
| vigor; vivacity. |
| bri·o (brē'ō) n. Vigor; vivacity: "She tells their story with brio and a mixture of sympathy and tart insight" (Michiko Kakutani). [Italian, from Spanish brio or Provençal briu, both of Celtic origin; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots.] |