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Well-traveled words

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brio

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Unfamiliar cousins of everyday words

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PRONUNCIATION:

(BREE-oh)

MEANING:

noun: Vigor or vivacity.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Italian brio (liveliness), from Spanish brio (spirit), from Celtic brigos (strength). Earliest documented use: 1731.

USAGE:

“Ms. Woodward ... was all sparkling energy and springing brio, with wonderfully pliant, strong feet.”
Alastair Macaulay; New York City Ballet Introduces Its Future with a Flurry of Nutcracker Debuts; The New York Times; Dec 28, 2015.

See more usage examples of brio in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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