allentando
adverb (or adjective)
al·len·tan·do
¦älə̇n¦tän(ˌ)dō,
¦al-,
¦alə̇n¦ta-
: in a manner becoming relaxed in tempo —used as a direction in music
Word History
Etymology
Italian, making slack, making slow, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin allentandum, gerund of (assumed) Vulgar Latin allentare to make slack, make slow, from Latin ad- + lentare to bend, prolong, from lentus flexible, slow, sluggish
First Known Use
circa 1841, in the meaning defined above