vigoroso

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noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.

OriginItalian vigoroso →
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Meanings

nounvigoroso (plural vigorosos)

plural vigorosos

  1. entertainmentA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.
  2. entertainmentA passage having this mark.
adverbvigoroso (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentPlayed in this style.
adjectivevigoroso (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentOf a passage: (to be) played in this style.

Origin

  1. Italianvigoroso
  2. Englishvigoroso

Borrowed from Italian vigoroso. Doublet of vigorous.

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APA

vigoroso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigoroso

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“vigoroso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigoroso. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vigoroso,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vigoroso.

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