About The Word Fortissimo

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Fortissimo

Fortissimo Meaning & Definition
Fortissimo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fortissimo?

[n] (music) with great loudness
[adv] a direction in music; to be played very loudly
[adj] chiefly a direction or description in music

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fortissimo: forte | forte | loud | very loudly

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fortissimo: a cappella | abbandono | accrescendo | adagietto | adagio | affettuoso | agilmente | agitato | allegretto | allegro | aloud | amabile | amoroso | andante | andantino | appassionatamente | appassionato | booming | brillante | capriccioso | con affetto | con agilita | con agitazione | con amore | crescendo | deafening | decrescendo | diminuendo | dolce | ear-piercing | ear-rending | ear-splitting | earthshaking | forte | fortemente | full | in full cry | lamentabile | larghetto | larghissimo | largo | legato | leggiero | loud | loudish | loudly | loud-sounding | lustily | marcando | morendo | noisily | parlando | pealing | pianissimo | piano | piercing | pizzicato | plangent | prestissimo | presto | rallentando | resounding | resoundingly | ringing | ringingly | ritardando | ritenuto | scherzando | scherzo | scherzoso | sonorous | sordo | sotto voce | spiccato | staccato | stentoraphonic | stentorian | stentorious | stretto | thunderous | tonitruant | tonitruous | tremolando | tremoloso | trillando | uproariously | window-rattling

See Also | intensity | loudness | volume

Fortissimo In Webster's Dictionary

\For*tis"si*mo\ (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of forte, adv. See {Forte}, adv.] (Mus.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.

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