BRIO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brio mean? 

• BRIO (noun)
  The noun BRIO has 1 sense:

1. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

  Familiarity information: BRIO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRIO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

animation; brio; invigoration; spiritedness; vivification

Hypernyms ("brio" is a kind of...):

activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)

Attribute:

spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)

spiritless (lacking ardor or vigor or energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brio"):

chirpiness (cheerful and lively)

life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)