affettuoso

See also: Affettuoso and affettüoso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectuous.

Adverb

affettuoso (comparative more affettuoso, superlative most affettuoso)

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian affettuoso. Doublet of affectueux.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

affettuoso

1. (music) in a loving, tender way

Further reading

• “affettuoso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin affectuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.fet.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /af.fet.tuˈo.so/

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• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tu‧ó‧so

Adjective

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

1. affectionate, fond, loving

Related terms

• affetto
• affettuosamente
• affettuosità

Further reading

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