fogosidad

Spanish

FWOTD – 16 May 2014

Etymology

From fogoso +‎ -idad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foɡosiˈdad/ [fo.ɣ̞o.siˈð̞að̞]
Rhymes: -ad
Syllabification: fo‧go‧si‧dad

Noun

fogosidad f (uncountable)

excessive enthusiasm or liveliness
Synonyms: entusiasmo, viveza
- 1862, D. Antonio Bergnes De Las Casas, La Abeja, volume 1, D. Juan Oliveres, page 356:
  En la Habana como en Petersburgo se celebra el talento y la fogosidad sublime de Beethoven;
  In Havana as well as in Petersburg Beethoven’s sublime talent and liveliness is celebrated;

Further reading

“fogosidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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