I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷|näd.(ˌ)ō adjective
or ap·pas·si·o·na·ta -äd.ə
Etymology: Italian appassionato (masculine) & appassionata (feminine), past participle of appassionare to impassion, from ap- (from Latin, from ad- ) + passionare to impassion, from passione passion, from Late Latin passion-, passio — more at passion
: deeply emotional : impassioned — used as a direction in music
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from appassionato, past participle
: a musical movement or piece marked appassionato