brio

brio
/bree"oh/; It. /brddee"aw/, n.
vigor; vivacity.
[1725-35; < It < Sp brío energy, determination < Celtic *brigos; cf. OIr bríg (fem.) power, strength, force, Middle Welsh bri (masc.) honor, dignity, authority]

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