27 June 2017

brio

[bree-oh; Italian bree-aw]

noun

1. vigor; vivacity.

Origin of brio

Italian, Spanish, Celtic, Old Irish

1725-1735, Italian < Spanish brío energy, determination < Celtic *brīgos; compare Old Irish bríg (feminine) power, strength, force, Middle Welsh bri (masculine) honor, dignity, authority

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Examples from the Web for brio

Contemporary Examples

The New Yorker critic Pauline Kael dismissed the film as “journalism presented with the brio of drama.”
Goodfellas Turns 20
Sean Macaulay
September 20, 2010

Historical Examples

Certainly Gurickx played magnificently, and with a brio I have rarely heard equalled.
Music-Study in Germany
Amy Fay

Gozzi gave him brio and bonarietà , with cordiality and humor.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner

Today’s quote

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

– Henri Nouwen

On this day

27 June 1880 – birth of Helen Keller, inspirational American author, lecturer and political activist. First deaf-blind person to achieve a Bachelor of Arts degree. Died 1 June 1968.

27 June 1957 – The British Medical Research Council proves a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.