spiritoso

English

Etymology

From Italian spiritoso.

Adverb

spiritoso (not comparable)

  1. (music) In a lively or spirited manner
    Synonym: spirituoso

Italian

Etymology

From spirito +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spi.riˈto.zo/, (traditional) /spi.riˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tó‧so

Adjective

spiritoso (feminine spiritosa, masculine plural spiritosi, feminine plural spiritose)

  1. witty
    Synonym: motteggevole
  2. funny
  3. spirituous

Derived terms

Noun

spiritoso m (plural spiritosi, feminine spiritosa)

  1. a witty person; a wit

Further reading

  • spiritoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • spiritoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • spiritóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • spiritóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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