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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian vigoroso. Doublet of vigorous.
Noun
vigoroso (plural vigorosos)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
Adverb
vigoroso (not comparable)
- (music) Played in this style.
Adjective
vigoroso (not comparable)
- (music) Of a passage: (to be) played in this style.
Italian
Etymology
From vigore + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi.ɡoˈro.zo/, (traditional) /vi.ɡoˈro.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: vi‧go‧ró‧so
Adjective
vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosi, feminine plural vigorose, superlative vigorosissimo)
- vigorous, spanking
- strong, powerful
- energetic
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- vigoroso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From vigor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: vi‧go‧ro‧so
Adjective
vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosos, feminine plural vigorosas, metaphonic)
- vigorous
- strong; powerful
- Synonyms: forte, poderoso, potente
- energetic
- Synonym: enérgico
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian vigoroso.
Adverb
vigoroso
- vigoroso
Spanish
Etymology
From vigor + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɡoˈɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: vi‧go‧ro‧so
Adjective
vigoroso (feminine vigorosa, masculine plural vigorosos, feminine plural vigorosas)
- vigorous
Further reading