FORTISSIMO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fortissimo mean? 

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

1. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly

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

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

1. (chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong

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

• FORTISSIMO (adverb)
  The adverb FORTISSIMO has 1 sense:

1. a direction in music; to be played very loudly

  Familiarity information: FORTISSIMO used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORTISSIMO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

musical passage; passage (a short section of a musical composition)

Derivation:

fortissimo ((chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong)

• FORTISSIMO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong

Similar:

forte; loud ((used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force)

Derivation:

fortissimo (a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly)

• FORTISSIMO (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A direction in music; to be played very loudly

Synonyms:

fortissimo; very loudly

Antonym:

pianissimo (a direction in music; to be played very softly)

Pertainym:

fortissimo ((chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong)