con brio

con bri·o

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon bree-oh]
- /kɒn ˈbri oʊ/
- /kɒn ˈbriːəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon bree-oh]
- /kɒn ˈbri oʊ/

Definitions of con brio words

adjective con brio (to be performed) with liveliness or spirit, as in the phrase allegro con brio 3
noun con brio with spirit or vigor; spiritedly 3
adverb con brio with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction). 1
adverb con brio (music) with spirit, with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction). 0

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Origin of con brio

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Con brio

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Con brio

con brio popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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