pianissimo

[ pee-uh-nis-uh-moh; Italian pyah-nees-see-maw ]

/ ˌpi əˈnɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian pyɑˈnis siˌmɔ /

Music.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pianissimo ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

very soft.

adverb

very softly.

noun, plural pi·a·nis·si·mos.

a passage or movement played in this way.

Origin of pianissimo

1715–25; <Italian, superlative of pianopiano²

Words nearby pianissimo

pial, pia mater, pian, pianette, pianism, pianissimo, pianist, pianistic, pianistics, piano, piano accordion

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Example sentences from the Web for pianissimo

It begins ravishingly with flutes and clarinets and four violins, pianissimo, followed by a blare of brass.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
At first the body of sound seemed overpowering, for there was no pianissimo, and not one of the regular orchestral effects.
From the Oak to the Olive|Julia Ward Howe
Her movements are a pleasant adagio, her voice piano to pianissimo, her conversation breaks off in thrilling aposiopoeses.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
His speciality was extreme delicacy, and his pianissimo extraordinary.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

There were soprano pinks so exquisite that a pianissimo trill on a violin seemed crude in comparison.
Of Walks and Walking Tours|Arnold Haultain

British Dictionary definitions for pianissimo

pianissimo

/ (pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) very quietlySymbol: pp

Word Origin for pianissimo

C18: from Italian, superlative of piano soft

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Cultural definitions for pianissimo

pianissimo

[ (pee-uh-nis-uh-moh) ]

A musical direction meaning “to be performed very softly”; the opposite of fortissimo.

单词	pianissimo
释义	pianissimo [ pee-uh-nis-uh-moh; Italian pyah-nees-see-maw ] / ˌpi əˈnɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian pyɑˈnis siˌmɔ / Music. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pianissimo ON THESAURUS.COM adjective very soft. adverb very softly. noun, plural pi·a·nis·si·mos. a passage or movement played in this way. Origin of pianissimo 1715–25; <Italian, superlative of pianopiano² Words nearby pianissimo pial, pia mater, pian, pianette, pianism, pianissimo, pianist, pianistic, pianistics, piano, piano accordion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pianissimo It begins ravishingly with flutes and clarinets and four violins, pianissimo, followed by a blare of brass. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes At first the body of sound seemed overpowering, for there was no pianissimo, and not one of the regular orchestral effects. From the Oak to the Olive\|Julia Ward Howe Her movements are a pleasant adagio, her voice piano to pianissimo, her conversation breaks off in thrilling aposiopoeses. The Journal of a Disappointed Man\|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion His speciality was extreme delicacy, and his pianissimo extraordinary. Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician\|Frederick Niecks There were soprano pinks so exquisite that a pianissimo trill on a violin seemed crude in comparison. Of Walks and Walking Tours\|Arnold Haultain British Dictionary definitions for pianissimo pianissimo / (pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ) / adjective, adverb music (to be performed) very quietlySymbol: pp Word Origin for pianissimo C18: from Italian, superlative of piano soft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pianissimo emollient, mollifying, demulcent, lenitive, crumbly, ductile, flaccid, friable, lenient, malleable, pliable, assuasive, emulsive, mitigatory, mollescent Cultural definitions for pianissimo pianissimo [ (pee-uh-nis-uh-moh) ] A musical direction meaning “to be performed very softly”; the opposite of fortissimo. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pianissimo

adjective

adverb

noun, plural pi·a·nis·si·mos.

Origin of pianissimo

Words nearby pianissimo

Example sentences from the Web for pianissimo

British Dictionary definitions for pianissimo

adjective, adverb

Word Origin for pianissimo

Words related to pianissimo

Cultural definitions for pianissimo