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Meaning of "capriccio" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAPRICCIO

From Italian: caprice.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPRICCIO

capriccio  [kəˈprɪtʃɪˌəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPRICCIO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capriccio is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPRICCIO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of capriccio in the English dictionary

The definition of capriccio in the dictionary is a lively piece composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPRICCIO


adagio
əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ
audio
ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ
braggadocio
ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ
cameo
ˈkæmɪˌəʊ
internuncio
ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ
Kuroshio
kəˈrəʊʃɪˌəʊ
Lashio
ˈlæʃɪˌəʊ
Mogadiscio
ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃɪˌəʊ
mustachio
məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
nuncio
ˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ
olio
ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ
patio
ˈpætɪˌəʊ
petitio
pɪˈtɪʃɪˌəʊ
pistachio
pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
ratio
ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ
rodeo
ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ
scenario
sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ
Scorpio
ˈskɔːpɪˌəʊ
studio
ˈstjuːdɪˌəʊ
video
ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPRICCIO

capric acid
capricci
capriccioso
caprice
capricious
capriciously
capriciousness
Capricorn
Capricornean
Capricorni
Capricornia
Capricornus
caprid
caprification
caprifig
caprifole
caprifoliaceous
capriform
caprify
caprine

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPRICCIO

Agostino di Duccio
Ajaccio
bocaccio
Boccaccio
braccio
capuccio
carpaccio
catenaccio
libeccio
Masaccio
pasticcio
Riccio
viola da braccio

Synonyms and antonyms of capriccio in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capriccio» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPRICCIO

Find out the translation of capriccio to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capriccio from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capriccio» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

随想
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capriccio
570 millions of speakers

English

capriccio
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Capriccio
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

capriccio
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каприччио
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capriccio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

capriccio
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capriccio
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capriccio
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

capriccio
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カプリッチョ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카프리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capriccio
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Capriccio
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேப்ரிசியோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅप्रीसीओ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

capriccio
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Capriccio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Capriccio
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капричіо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Capriccio
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

capriccio
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

capriccio
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

capriccio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Capriccio
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capriccio

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPRICCIO»

The term «capriccio» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPRICCIO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «capriccio» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «capriccio» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capriccio

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPRICCIO»

Discover the use of capriccio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capriccio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Venus Capriccio
Takami, a tomboy, is luckless in love until she falls for Akira, a piano prodigy, who is also her childhood friend.
Mai Nishikata, 2010
2
Capriccio burlesco
for full orchestra A work by one of the most accomplished orchestral composers of the 20th-century.
William Walton, 1969
3
Canzonas and capriccio from the Seconda aggiunta alli ...
a due, trè e quattro voci, di diversi eccellenti autori-- novamente raccolta & data in luce da Filippo Lomazzo : Milan, 1617 James Ladewig. a striking opening in which the alto-basso and canto-tenore paired voices compete with opposing ...
James Ladewig, 1995
4
Capriccio in E Major by Felix Mendelssohn for Solo Piano ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Felix Mendelssohn, 2010
5
Romeo and Juliet overture ; and, Capriccio italien
Two of the Russian master's most popular compositions in an attractive and modestly priced reprint of authoritative Russian versions: Overture, his first masterpiece; Capriccio, an evocative portrait of Mediterranean life and scenery.
‎1950
6
Serio Ludere: Baroque Invenzione and the Development of the ...
Seventeenth-century drawings and prints known as capricci have long challenged critics through their unconventional subjects and form, but their significance within seventeenth-century visual arts has not been thoroughly studied.
Veronica Maria White, 2009
7
Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma
By July 1940, Strauss had composed the Sextet and the first scene of Capriccio as far as the first words by La Roche. The full score was completed on 3 August 1941. He told Krauss that he was 'concerned with making the instrumentation of ...
Michael Kennedy, 2006
8
Pencils Rhetorique: Renaissance Poets and the Art of Painting
'By. Prospective. Devis'd": Picture. and. Capriccio. I. Poets of the seventeenth century, in the ancient ekphrastic tradition, delighted to express their admiration for the painter's skill. But they also increasingly turned to the painter's craft to find  ...
Judith Dundas, 1993
9
Capriccio for Goya: Selected Poems
Black bull on bright red background. Original painting by Anna-Great Larsson, property of the publisher.
Konstantin Pavlov, 2003
10
Framing Borders in Literature and Other Media
If we take this claim seriously, we can infer that the reader of the capriccio will not only have to be capable of humor. He is, moreover, supposed to find his own “ ironischen Dop- peltgänger” in the mirror of the capriccio, and to recognize his ...
Werner Wolf, Walter Bernhart, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPRICCIO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capriccio is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tickets on sale at 40 % off to celebrate 47 yrs. of the Reno …
... Mozart Ballet Music from Idomeneo, K. 367, Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, op. «KRNV My News 4, Jul 15»
2
Evening of feel-good works to mark Singapore's 50th birthday
Serious turned to ridiculous with Kuan Nai Chung's Singapore Capriccio, a pastiche of Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody with the Malay song ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Opera Theater's Summerfest ranges from classics to world premiere
The 2015 repertoire includes two versions of “The Marriage of Figaro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Capriccio” by Richard Strauss, the world ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
People of the brush: Ben Uri Gallery's centenary exhibition
... of a weary, wary maid, “La Soubrette” (1933), in white apron — and a rare Marc Chagall, “Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio” (1945). «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
New York Philharmonic Set for Residencies in Shanghai, Santa …
... Mozart's The Magic Flute and make his Santa Fe Opera debut as Flamand in Riachard Strauss's Capriccio. While in the Lindemann program, ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
6
PHIL POTEMPA: Blue Man Group joins Chicago Youth Symphony …
45, Dmitri Kabalevsky's Overture to "Colas Breugnon, The Master of Clamecy," op. 24 and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien," op. 45. «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
7
SCO pays tribute to Singapore
Award-winning Singaporean pi anist Serene Koh will also play the 2003 work, Singapore Capriccio, by Chinese composer Kuan Nai- chung. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
Farewell to a friend, and Jersey Shore dining
(His current casino chef favorites who bucked that trend, he said, were Edward Batten at Capriccio in Resorts, and Demetrious Haronis at Fin in ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Blue Man Group, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Parter for …
24: Overture and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien," op. 45. The Blue Man Group and CYSO performance event is free and open to ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
10
Chamber choir raising cash for Stockdales
The Capriccio Singers, a Wirral based chamber choir will perform at Ashton-on-Mersey United Reform Church, Whitefield Road, Sale, on July 10 at 7.30pm. «Messenger Newspapers, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Capriccio [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/capriccio>. Apr 2024 ».
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