See Also: sapid(dictionary)

obbligato (iou) and sapid (iou)


obbligato (iou)



obbligato adjective & noun. Also obligato. L18.
[Italian = obliged, obligatory.]
Music.
A. adjective. Indispensable; that cannot be omitted: designating a part or accompaniment forming an integral part of a composition, and the instrument on which it is played. L18.
b. noun. Pl. -os. An obbligato part or accompaniment, esp. one of particular prominence in a piece. M19.

sapid (iou)



sapid adjective. literary. E17.
[Latin sapidus, from sapere have a taste: see -ID1. Cf. INSIPID, SIPID.]
Of Food etc.: having a distinct (esp. pleasant) taste or flavour; savoury, palatable. E17.
Of talk, Writing, etc.: agreeable, mentally stimulating. E17.
sa'pidity noun the quality of being sapid M17.