brio

2 definitions found

brio - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brio
      n 1: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
           [syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio,
           vivification]

brio - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "brio":
     activity, animation, ardor, briskness, dash, elan, enthusiasm,
     esprit, glow, gusto, impetuosity, impetus, joie de vivre, life,
     liveliness, lustiness, mettle, oomph, perkiness, pertness,
     robustness, spirit, spiritedness, verve, vim, vivacity, warmth,
     zest, zestfulness, zing