1. An ornamental passage or flourish in vocal music, typically a rapid run of notes sung to a single syllable.
Usage: music term; Italian origin; commonly used in opera and classical vocal contexts
2. A decorative or ornamental detail; an elaborate embellishment in art, design, or language.
Usage: figurative use; less common than the musical sense

Examples

• The soprano performed a beautiful fioritura that showcased her vocal range.
• The aria featured several elaborate fioriture that delighted the audience.
• In baroque opera, fioriture were often improvised by the singer.
• The composer wrote a challenging fioritura passage for the lead vocalist.
• Her speech was filled with rhetorical fioriture that made it memorable.
• The musical score included detailed fioriture in the final movement.