"pianissimo" meaning in English

See pianissimo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪməʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəməʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪmoʊ/ [General-American], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəmoʊ/ [General-American] Forms: more pianissimo [comparative], most pianissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪsɪməʊ, -ɪsəməʊ Etymology: From Italian pianissimo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|pianissimo}} Italian pianissimo Head templates: {{en-adv}} pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)
  1. (music) Indicating that the piece is to be played very softly. Categories (topical): Music Translations (very softly): pianissimo (French), pianíssimo (Galician), פְּיָאנִיסִימוֹ (p'yanísimo) (Hebrew), pianissimo (Indonesian), pianissimo (Italian), ピアニッシモ (pianisshimo) (Japanese), пиани́ссимо (pianíssimo) (Russian), пьяни́ссимо (pʹjaníssimo) (Russian), pianissimo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pianissimo-en-adv-zkLqbKtE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 29 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 1 16 7 5 0 1 33 2 1 0 0 1 33 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 19 9 6 0 0 30 1 1 0 0 0 30 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 61 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 64 21 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 61 23 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 63 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 23 15 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪməʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəməʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪmoʊ/ [General-American], /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəmoʊ/ [General-American] Forms: pianissimos [plural], pianissimi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsɪməʊ, -ɪsəməʊ Etymology: From Italian pianissimo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|pianissimo}} Italian pianissimo Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pianissimi}} pianissimo (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)
  1. A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo.
    Sense id: en-pianissimo-en-noun-CsdKwV58
  2. A portion of music that is played very softly.
    Sense id: en-pianissimo-en-noun-MC59VI3m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pp Derived forms: pianississimo

Inflected forms

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