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   vi·va·ce

   /vēˈväˌCHā/

   adverb

   • 1. (especially as a direction) in a lively and brisk manner: "he wants this piece played vivace"

   adjective

   • 1. played in a lively and brisk manner: "the pianist's dazzling rendition of the vivace finale was a tour de force"

   noun

   • 1. a passage or movement marked to be performed vivace.

   Word Origin Italian, ‘brisk, lively’, from Latin vivax, vivac- (see vivacious).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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