sordino

[ sawr-dee-noh; Italian sawr-dee-naw ]

/ sɔrˈdi noʊ; Italian sɔrˈdi nɔ /

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noun, plural sor·di·ni [sawr-dee-nee Italian sawr-dee-nee]. /sɔrˈdi ni Italian sɔrˈdi ni/. Music.

mute (def. 10).

Origin of sordino

1795–1805; <Italian: a mute, equivalent to sordo (<Latin surdus deaf) + -ino-ine¹

Words nearby sordino

sorcery, sord, Sordello, sordes, sordid, sordino, sore, soredial, soredium, sorehead, Sorel

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Example sentences from the Web for sordino

He was using a sordino and playing it very softly; but I was not mistaken.
The Lost Stradivarius|John Meade Falkner
A sordino, or pochette, by "Baptista Bressano," supposed to date from the end of the fifteenth century.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
Another modification of tone is caused by placing a tiny instrument called a sordino, or mute, upon the bridge.
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed.|Henry Edward Krehbiel
A sordino, or boat-shaped pochette; English, seventeenth century.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for sordino

sordino

/ (sɔːˈdiːnəʊ) /

noun plural -ni (-niː)

a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument

any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings

con sordino or con sordini a musical direction to play with a mute

senza sordino or senza sordini a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down

Word Origin for sordino

Italian: from sordo deaf, from Latin surdus

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单词	sordino
释义	sordino [ sawr-dee-noh; Italian sawr-dee-naw ] / sɔrˈdi noʊ; Italian sɔrˈdi nɔ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sordino ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural sor·di·ni [sawr-dee-nee Italian sawr-dee-nee]. /sɔrˈdi ni Italian sɔrˈdi ni/. Music. mute (def. 10). Origin of sordino 1795–1805; <Italian: a mute, equivalent to sordo (<Latin surdus deaf) + -ino-ine¹ Words nearby sordino sorcery, sord, Sordello, sordes, sordid, sordino, sore, soredial, soredium, sorehead, Sorel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sordino He was using a sordino and playing it very softly; but I was not mistaken. The Lost Stradivarius\|John Meade Falkner A sordino, or pochette, by "Baptista Bressano," supposed to date from the end of the fifteenth century. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel Another modification of tone is caused by placing a tiny instrument called a sordino, or mute, upon the bridge. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed.\|Henry Edward Krehbiel A sordino, or boat-shaped pochette; English, seventeenth century. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel British Dictionary definitions for sordino sordino / (sɔːˈdiːnəʊ) / noun plural -ni (-niː) a mute for a stringed or brass musical instrument any of the dampers that arrest the vibrations of piano strings con sordino or con sordini a musical direction to play with a mute senza sordino or senza sordini a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down See also sourdine Word Origin for sordino Italian: from sordo deaf, from Latin surdus 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 sordino damper, muffler, silencer, sourdine
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sordino

noun, plural sor·di·ni [sawr-dee-nee Italian sawr-dee-nee]. /sɔrˈdi ni Italian sɔrˈdi ni/. Music.

Origin of sordino

Words nearby sordino

Example sentences from the Web for sordino

British Dictionary definitions for sordino

noun plural -ni (-niː)

Word Origin for sordino

Words related to sordino