Definitions for brios

brios bri·o

Spelling: [bree-oh; Italian bree-aw]
IPA: /ˈbri oʊ; Italian ˈbri ɔ/

Brios is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in brios (biors).

Definitions for brios

noun

  1. vigor; vivacity.

Origin of brios

1725-35; Italian Spanish brío energy, determination Celtic *brīgos; compare Old Irish bríg (feminine) power, strength, force, Middle Welsh bri (masculine) honor, dignity, authority

Examples for brios

Tenderly and yet with a certain amount of brio the notes came dancing from the bow, and I listened, vaguely pleased.

Their eloquence is natural and contagious, and the peroration, delivered with brio, is often an artistic treat.

Albanesi has a charming, delicate touch, and plays with all the Italian brio.

Gozzi gave him brio and bonarietà , with cordiality and humor.

When the week was up Mat implored to be left behind with Angela, the maid, and brio, a big poodle possessed of the devil.

The New Yorker critic Pauline Kael dismissed the film as "journalism presented with the brio of drama."

Certainly Gurickx played magnificently, and with a brio I have rarely heard equalled.

This brio, an Italian word which the French have begun to use, is characteristic of youthful work.

Con brio, to the horror of the monkeys who are settling for the night.

Word Value for brios
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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