Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, a direction that the music to which the word is appended is to be performed gaily or briskly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Mus.) Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style.
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Examples
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If she declares him amabile e leggiadro, others will think him so, or at least those who do not will not dare to say so.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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If she declares him 'amabile e leggiadro', others will think him so, or at least those who do not will not dare to say so.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1750 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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If she declares him 'amabile e leggiadro', others will think him so, or at least those who do not will not dare to say so.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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