Concetto
/kənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.
"Tasso in particular, Mirollo notes, treated the concetto "as the equivalent in a lyric poem of plot in longer works." Pellegrino, similarly, and with reference to Tasso, says that concetti "are the soul and the form of a composition" […]"
Example
More examples"Tasso in particular, Mirollo notes, treated the concetto "as the equivalent in a lyric poem of plot in longer works." Pellegrino, similarly, and with reference to Tasso, says that concetti "are the soul and the form of a composition" […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian concetto, from Latin conceptus. See conceit and concept, which are doublets.