Dictionary entry

Morbidezza

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Mor′bi‐dez″za (?), n. [It., softness, delicacy. See Morbid.] 1. (Fine Arts) Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.

2. (Mus.) A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy. Ludden.