pianissimo

English
pianissimo in music notation

Etymology

From Italian pianissimo.

Adverb

pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)

  1. (music) To be played very softly.

Translations

Noun

pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)

  1. A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
  2. A portion of music that is played very softly.

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

From piano +‎ -issimo.

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. superlative degree of piano
    very slowly, very carefully
    (music) pianissimo

Antonyms

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