affettuoso

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See also: Affettuoso, and affettüoso

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectuous.

Adverb

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affettuoso (comparative more affettuoso, superlative most affettuoso)

  1. (music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectueux.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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affettuoso

  1. (music) in a loving, tender way

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin affectuōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /af.fet.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /af.fet.tuˈo.so/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tu‧ó‧so

Adjective

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affettuoso (feminine affettuosa, masculine plural affettuosi, feminine plural affettuose, superlative affettuosissimo)

  1. affectionate, fond, loving
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References

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  1. ^ affettuoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • affettuoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana