Definitions for cavatina

cavatina cav·a·ti·na

Spelling: [kav-uh-tee-nuh; Italian kah-vah- Cavatina is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in cavatina (aaacintv).

Definitions for cavatina

noun

  1. a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a repeat; an air.

Origin of cavatina

1830-40; Italian, equivalent to cavat(a) song (literally, something drawn out, noun use of feminine of cavata Latin cavātus hollowed out, hollow; see cave, Examples for cavatina

She sang, in a small and graceful voice, a cavatina, Tanti Palpiti.

Camille had varied, modified, and lengthened the introduction to the cavatina: "Mercy for thee, mercy for me!"

Schuppanzighs high opinion of the cavatina was shared by many and also by Beethoven himself.

It is not right that Velluti should sing the cavatina of Aureliano so that the author can scarcely recognise it himself.

The whole of the grand fourth act, with the exception of one cavatina, was composed in three hours.

How charming is the melody of the cavatina 'Grace pour toi!'

Rossini has taken the most beautiful phrase from the duet in Ricciardo, and turned it into a cavatina for your new opera.

She was supposed to be very brilliant in the part, especially in the cavatina of the first act.

This first and only cavatina of Laertes is well worth a good artist.

"Are you not coming back, to hear the end of the cavatina;" inquired Melanie.

Word Value for cavatina
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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