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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vivace

Vivace \Vi*va"ce\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Brisk; vivacious; with spirit; -- a direction to perform a passage in a brisk and lively manner.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
vivace

1680s, from Italian vivace "brisk, lively," from Latin vivac-, stem of vivax "lively, vigorous; long-lived, enduring" (see vivacity).

WordNet
vivace
  1. adj. (of tempo) very fast and lively

  2. adv. lively, in music; "play this section vivace!"

Wikipedia
Vivace (disambiguation)

Vivace is a musical tempo marking.

Vivace may also refer to:

  • VIVACE, an alternative name for Vortex power, a form of hydro power.
  • USS Vivace (SP-583), a United States Navy ship.

Usage examples of "vivace".

The music swelled to vivace when Ilaria introduced for instruments her full breasts and softly rigid nipples, and teased and coaxed me into using my tongue instead of fingers to pluck the notes from them.

Fino ad allora si era comportato con lei da bravo cane, affettuoso, vivace e ben educato, e aveva dimostrato una notevole iniziativa nell'inseguire e bloccare Arthur Streck, ma non le aveva mai concesso una dimostrazione della sua incredibile intelligenza.

Tuttavia, a questo punto avrà certo percepi­to un latente 'ma' celato sotto la mia apparenza felice, vivace e gioiosa.

Abracadabra, Manel Tekel Phares, Pape Satan Pape Satan Aleppe, le vierge le vivace et le bel au-jourd’hui.

Lui le diede un vivace pareo arancione e giallo della misura di una donna di centocinquanta chili.

There was a sprinkling of girlish laughter allegro vivace sforzando over the usual drone of middle-aged male ponderoso.