adagio

[ uh-dah-joh, -zhee-oh; Italian ah-dah-jaw ]

/ əˈdɑ dʒoʊ, -ʒiˌoʊ; Italian ɑˈdɑ dʒɔ /

adverb

Music. in a leisurely manner; slowly.

adjective

Music. slow.

noun, plural a·da·gios.

Music. an adagio movement or piece.

Dance.

a sequence of well-controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill.
a duet by a man and a woman or mixed trio emphasizing difficult technical feats.
(especially in ballet) a love-duet sequence in a pas de deux.

Origin of adagio

1740–50; <Italian, for ad agio at ease; agio<Old Provençal ais or Old French aise (see ease)

Words nearby adagio

ad absurdum, adactylous, adactyly, Adad, adage, adagio, Adah, Adak, Adalat, Adam, Adama

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Example sentences from the Web for adagio

I have not yet decided on the adagio, and think I shall reserve it for Naples.
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland|Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
This Adagio, however, were the date of its composition unknown, might pass for a very clever imitation of Beethoven's style.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
In every symphony of Haydn the adagio or andante is sure to be repeated each time, after the most vehement encores.
Haydn|J. Cuthbert Hadden
I was especially delighted with an adagio, and with several of his extemporised variations.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

The Adagio and Rondo made a great effect and were followed by the heartiest applause and shouts of bravo.
Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2)|Moritz Karasowski

British Dictionary definitions for adagio

adagio

/ (əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ, Italian aˈdadʒo) music /

adjective, adverb

(to be performed) slowly

noun plural -gios

a movement or piece to be performed slowly

ballet a slow section of a pas de deux

Word Origin for adagio

C18: Italian, from ad at + agio ease

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

Cultural definitions for adagio

adagio

[ (uh-dah-joh, uh-dah-zhee-oh) ]

A very slow musical tempo.

单词	adagio
释义	adagio [ uh-dah-joh, -zhee-oh; Italian ah-dah-jaw ] / əˈdɑ dʒoʊ, -ʒiˌoʊ; Italian ɑˈdɑ dʒɔ / adverb Music. in a leisurely manner; slowly. adjective Music. slow. noun, plural a·da·gios. Music. an adagio movement or piece. Dance. a sequence of well-controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill. a duet by a man and a woman or mixed trio emphasizing difficult technical feats. (especially in ballet) a love-duet sequence in a pas de deux. Origin of adagio 1740–50; <Italian, for ad agio at ease; agio<Old Provençal ais or Old French aise (see ease) Words nearby adagio ad absurdum, adactylous, adactyly, Adad, adage, adagio, Adah, Adak, Adalat, Adam, Adama Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adagio I have not yet decided on the adagio, and think I shall reserve it for Naples. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland\|Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy This Adagio, however, were the date of its composition unknown, might pass for a very clever imitation of Beethoven's style. The Pianoforte Sonata\|J.S. Shedlock In every symphony of Haydn the adagio or andante is sure to be repeated each time, after the most vehement encores. Haydn\|J. Cuthbert Hadden I was especially delighted with an adagio, and with several of his extemporised variations. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn The Adagio and Rondo made a great effect and were followed by the heartiest applause and shouts of bravo. Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2)\|Moritz Karasowski British Dictionary definitions for adagio adagio / (əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ, Italian aˈdadʒo) music / adjective, adverb (to be performed) slowly noun plural -gios a movement or piece to be performed slowly ballet a slow section of a pas de deux Word Origin for adagio C18: Italian, from ad at + agio ease 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 Cultural definitions for adagio adagio [ (uh-dah-joh, uh-dah-zhee-oh) ] A very slow musical tempo. 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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