andante

an·dan·te

A0288100 (än-dän′tā, ăn-dăn′tē) Music adv. & adj. Abbr. and. In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.n. An andante passage or movement.

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[Italian, from present participle of andare, to walk, ultimately perhaps from Latin ambulāre; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

andante

(ænˈdænteɪ) musicadj, adv (Classical Music) (to be performed) at a moderately slow tempon (Classical Music) a passage or piece to be performed in this manner[C18: Italian: going, from andare to go, from Latin ambulāre to walk]

an•dan•te

(ɑnˈdɑn teɪ, ænˈdæn ti)

adj., adv., n., pl. -tes. Music. adj., adv. 1. moderately slow and even. n. 2. an andante movement or piece. [1735–45; < Italian: literally, walking, present participle of andare to walk]

andante

gently, flowing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)pacing, tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
	2.	andante - a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slowmusical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
Adj.	1.	andante - (of tempo) moderately slow slow - at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
Adv.	1.	andante - at a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played andante"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

Translations

andante