Brio

Pronunciation

IPA: /ËˆbriËoÊŠ/

Origin

Italian brio ("finesse, talent"), from Old Provencal briu ("wild"), from Gaulish brÄ«gos (compare Old Irish brÃg ("pith, strength"), Welsh bri ("repute, respect")).

Full definition of brio

Noun

brio

Vigour or vivacity.

1917, Henry Handel Richardson, Australia Felix,He lay tossing restlessly on a dirty old straw palliasse, and was in great pain; but greeted his friend with a dash of the old brio.

Anagrams

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