vivace

English

Etymology

From Italian.

Adverb

vivace

1. (music) At a brisk, lively tempo.

Adjective

vivace

1. (music) Played, or to be played, at a brisk, lively tempo.

Noun

vivace (plural vivaces)

1. (music) A piece to be played at a brisk, lively tempo.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīvāx, vīvācem (“lively, vigorous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.vas/

• Audio

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• Homophone: vivaces

Adjective

vivace (plural vivaces)

1. Full of life or vitality; vivacious
2. long-lived, enduring
3. (botany) of a plant that can live for many years; hardy
4. (botany) perennial

Derived terms

• vivacité
• vivacement

Related terms

• vivacious

Further reading

• “vivace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vīvācem (“lively, vigorous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈva.t͡ʃe/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: vi‧và‧ce

Adjective

vivace (plural vivaci, superlative vivacissimo)

1. lively, vital, bright
2. keen, hardheaded
3. brisk
4. vivid

Related terms

• vivacemente
• vivacità
• vivacizzare
• vivere

Romanian

Etymology

From Italian vivace or French vivace.

Adjective

vivace m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. vivacious

Declension

Declension of vivace (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	vivace		vivace	vivace	vivace
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	vivace		vivace	vivace	vivace
	definite	—		—	—	—