leggiero

[ le-jer-oh ]

adjective

1. light and delicate.

adverb

1. with a light, delicate touch.

noun

1. a passage to be played with a light, delicate touch, or an instance of this way of playing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leggiero¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from Italian, obsolete spelling of leggero “light, delicate”; legerity ( def )

Example Sentences

A few miles of this swallowed daily will keep the palate leggiero and the figure larghissimo.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a sort of soprano leggiero with a small range of superficial feelings.

From Project Gutenberg