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Pianissimo

Pianissimo Meaning & Definition
Pianissimo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pianissimo?

[n] (music) low loudness
[adv] a direction in music; to be played very softly
[adj] chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pianissimo: piano | piano | soft | very softly

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pianissimo: a cappella | a la sourdine | abbandono | accrescendo | adagietto | adagio | affettuoso | agilmente | agitato | allegretto | allegro | amabile | amoroso | andante | andantino | appassionatamente | appassionato | barely audible | brillante | capriccioso | con affetto | con agilita | con agitazione | con amore | crescendo | decrescendo | dim | diminuendo | dimly | distant | dolce | faint | faintly | faint-voiced | feeble | feebly | forte | fortissimo | gentle | gently | half-heard | hushedly | indistinct | lamentabile | larghetto | larghissimo | largo | legato | leggiero | low | marcando | morendo | murmured | parlando | piano | pizzicato | prestissimo | presto | rallentando | ritardando | ritenuto | scarcely heard | scherzando | scherzo | scherzoso | soft | softly | soft-sounding | soft-voiced | sordamente | sordo | sotto voce | spiccato | staccato | stretto | subaudible | subdued | subduedly | tremolando | tremoloso | trillando | unclear | weak | weakly | weak-voiced | whispered

See Also | softness

Pianissimo In Webster's Dictionary

\Pi`a*nis"si*mo\, a.[It., superl. of piano.] (Mus.) Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. pp.)

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