"pianissimo" meaning in English

See pianissimo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more pianissimo [comparative], most pianissimo [superlative]
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) To be played very softly. Categories (topical): Music Translations (very soft): pianissimo (French), pianíssimo (Galician), פְּיָאנִיסִימוֹ (p'yanísimo) (Hebrew), pianissimo (Indonesian), pianissimo (Italian), пиани́ссимо (pianíssimo) (Russian), пьяни́ссимо (pʹjaníssimo) (Russian), pianissimo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pianissimo-en-adv-J45zWhRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, 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 Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 10 12 8 0 0 32 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 38 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 38 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: pianissimos [plural], pianissimi [plural]
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, 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 Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 10 12 8 0 0 32 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 38 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 38 26
  2. A portion of music that is played very softly.
    Sense id: en-pianissimo-en-noun-MC59VI3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 41 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 38 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 38 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 38 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pp

Inflected forms

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