Definition of ALLEGRO

allegro

Plural: allegros

Noun

  • A piece of music performed at a brisk speed.
  • a brisk and lively tempo
  • a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
  • A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
  • An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
  • A passage having this mark.

Adjective Satellite

  • (of tempo) fast

Adverb

  • in a quick and lively tempo
    • "play this section allegro"

Adv

  • played in a quick, lively tempo

Adj

  • in a quick and lively manner

Examples

  • She played with an allegro tempo, quickly placing tile after tile.

Origin / Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Scrabble Score: 8

allegro: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
allegro: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
allegro: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

allegro: valid Words With Friends Word