amoroso
Play with affection
Amoroso is a musical direction meaning tenderly or lovingly, instructing performers to play with warm, affectionate expression: The cello passage is marked amoroso.
In wine terminology, amoroso is a type of sweet, dark oloroso sherry.
The word comes directly from Italian and Spanish, where it means loving or amorous.
Outdoor romantic performance
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
tryst · rendezvous · moonlit · star-crossed · valentine · sonnet · candlelight · devotion
Showing warm regard
- gentleSoft and kind
- lovingFeeling deep affection
- caringShowing kind concern
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
caress · endearing · fond · doting · nurturing · soft · delicate · sweet
Soft, melodious instruction
- cantabileIn singing manner
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- adagioSlow musical tempo
- andanteWalking-pace tempo marking
tenuto · pizzicato · vibrato · fortissimo · pianissimo · glissando · arpeggio · staccato
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- intenseExtreme in degree
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
zealous · burning · vehement · inflamed · consuming · rapturous · emotive · sultry
Pale, dry Spanish fortified
- manzanillaSpanish herb or aperitif
- amontilladoOxidized fortified Spanish wine
- Pedro XiménezSpanish dessert wine grape
- cream sherrySweetened fortified wine
bodega · solera · cask · fortified · dessert wine · nutty · aged · sweet wine
serenade
Outdoor romantic performance
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
wooing · tryst · rendezvous · moonlit · star-crossed · valentine · sonnet · candlelight · devotion · adoration
affectionate
Showing warm regard
devoted · caress · endearing · fond · doting · nurturing · soft · delicate · sweet · warmhearted
dolce
Soft, melodious instruction
andante · tenuto · pizzicato · vibrato · fortissimo · pianissimo · glissando · arpeggio · staccato · ritardando
ardent
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
impassioned · zealous · burning · vehement · inflamed · consuming · rapturous · emotive · sultry · torrid
fino
Pale, dry Spanish fortified
- manzanillaSpanish herb or aperitif
- amontilladoOxidized fortified Spanish wine
- Pedro XiménezSpanish dessert wine grape
cream sherry · bodega · solera · cask · fortified · dessert wine · nutty · aged · sweet wine · aperitif