pianissimo

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English

pianissimo in music notation
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Etymology

From Italian pianissimo.

Pronunciation

Adverb

pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)

  1. (music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very softly.

Translations

Noun

pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)

  1. A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
  2. A portion of music that is played very softly.
    • 1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25:
      If the Randall Thompson Alleluia lacked the otherworldly awe and mystery the composer intended, the BGMC offered a fair accounting of the work with some wonderfully hushed pianissimos and clearly delineated contrasts in mood.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pja.ni.si.mo/
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Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo.

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From piano +‎ -issimo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjaˈnis.si.mo/
  • Rhymes: -issimo
  • Hyphenation: pia‧nìs‧si‧mo

Adjective

pianissimo (feminine pianissima, masculine plural pianissimi, feminine plural pianissime)

  1. superlative degree of piano

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)
    Antonym: fortissimo
  2. (music) pianissimo

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).[1]

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

References

  1. ^ pianissimo in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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