allegria

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See also: allegría

Italian

Etymology

From allegro (“cheerful, happy”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.leˈɡri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: al‧le‧grì‧a

Noun

allegria f (plural allegrie)

  1. cheerfulness, high spirits, gaiety, mirth
    Synonyms: allegrezza, festosità, gaiezza, giocondità, letizia
    Antonyms: cupezza, desolazione, tetraggine
    Near-synonyms: gioia, felicità, buonumore, contentezza
    allegria contagiosa ― contagious gaiety
    Qui ci vuole un po' di allegria.
    We need some cheering up here.
  2. lack of care; carelessness
    Synonym: faciloneria
    I libri contabili sono stati compilati con una certa allegria.
    The account books have been filled pretty carelessly.
  3. (transferred sense) liveliness (of colours, sounds, etc.)
    Synonym: vivacità
    allegria di colori in un quadro ― vivacity of colours in a painting
    allegria di luci ― vivacity of lights

Interjection

allegria

  1. an encouragement to be cheerful. cheer up!
    Allegria uomini! È un giorno di festa!
    Cheer up people! This is a day of celebration!

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