DECRESCENDO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decrescendo mean? 

• DECRESCENDO (noun)
  The noun DECRESCENDO has 1 sense:

1. (music) a gradual decrease in loudness

  Familiarity information: DECRESCENDO used as a noun is very rare.

• DECRESCENDO (adjective)
  The adjective DECRESCENDO has 1 sense:

1. (music) gradually decreasing in volume

  Familiarity information: DECRESCENDO used as an adjective is very rare.

• DECRESCENDO (verb)
  The verb DECRESCENDO has 1 sense:

1. grow quieter

  Familiarity information: DECRESCENDO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECRESCENDO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(music) a gradual decrease in loudness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

decrescendo; diminuendo

Hypernyms ("decrescendo" is a kind of...):

softness (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

decrescendo (grow quieter)

decrescendo ((music) gradually decreasing in volume)

• DECRESCENDO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(music) gradually decreasing in volume

Synonyms:

decrescendo; diminuendo

Similar:

decreasing ((music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

decrescendo ((music) a gradual decrease in loudness)

• DECRESCENDO (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grow quieter

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The music decrescendoes here

Hypernyms (to "decrescendo" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Antonym:

crescendo (grow louder)

Derivation:

decrescendo ((music) a gradual decrease in loudness)