Meanings
adverbcon brio (not comparable)
- not comparableentertainmentWith spirit, with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction).
She ate, drank, worked, danced, and made love in exactly the same way: con brio.
1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger1 more example
The bags were obviously heavy but she carried them con brio, her back straight, her low heels clicking briskly.
2011, Stephen King, chapter 20, in 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →ISBN, page 442
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewith vigor
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Origin
- Italiancon brio
- Englishcon brio
From Italian con brio (literally “with vigor”).
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con brio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20brio
MLA
“con brio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20brio. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “con brio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con%20brio.
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