Energetic and enthusiastic vigor or vivacity, especially in music or performance.
From Italian 'brio,' meaning vigor or liveliness, from the Vulgar Latin 'brivium' (short way). The word entered English through musical terminology in the 18th century.
When a musician plays 'con brio' (with brio), they're adding Italian passion to their performance—this word captures that untranslatable European energy that English speakers needed to borrow!
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