vivace
/vɪˈvɑːtʃeɪ/adverb, adjective, noun
vivace is an adverb meaning “At a brisk, lively tempo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-V-A-C-E, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does vivace mean?
adverb
- 1
At a brisk, lively tempo.
adjective
- 1
Played, or to be played, at a brisk, lively tempo.
noun
- 1
A piece to be played at a brisk, lively tempo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vivace?
- US /vɪˈvɑːtʃeɪ/
- US /viˈvɑːtʃeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of vivace
- vivaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vivace?
Vivace appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does vivace come from?
Borrowed from Italian vivace (“brisk, lively”), from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous, energetic”), from vīvō (“live, be alive”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).