Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brio

/ˈbɹiːoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: brio
IPA: /ˈbɹiːoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vigour or vivacity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"And as if to undermine their authority still further, Welsh Philpott in his innocence has made the error of placing Rick beside the pulpit in the very spot from which in the past he has read us the day's lesson with such brio and persuasion."

Etymology

From Italian brio (“finesse, talent”), from Spanish brío, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brīgos.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷreh₂-, brio, brío, *brīgos

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

animation spiritedness invigoration vivification

Rhymes With

ohio io pio tyo chimayo

Questions

How do you pronounce brio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹiːoʊ/.
What does brio mean?: Vigour or vivacity.
Where does brio come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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