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PIANISSIMO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pianissimo mean?
• PIANISSIMO (noun)
The noun PIANISSIMO has 1 sense:
1. (music) low loudness
Familiarity information: PIANISSIMO used as a noun is very rare.
• PIANISSIMO (adjective)
The adjective PIANISSIMO has 1 sense:
1. (chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
Familiarity information: PIANISSIMO used as an adjective is very rare.
• PIANISSIMO (adverb)
The adverb PIANISSIMO has 1 sense:
1. a direction in music; to be played very softly
Familiarity information: PIANISSIMO used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) low loudness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
pianissimo; piano
Hypernyms ("pianissimo" 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:
pianissimo ((chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft
Similar:
piano; soft ((used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone)
Derivation:
pianissimo ((music) low loudness)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A direction in music; to be played very softly
Synonyms:
pianissimo; very softly
Antonym:
fortissimo (a direction in music; to be played very loudly)
Pertainym:
pianissimo ((chiefly a direction or description in music) very soft)
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