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pianissimo

English

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pianissimo in music notation
 
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Etymology

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From Italian pianissimo.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)

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

Translations

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Noun

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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.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

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pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pja.ni.si.mo/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

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pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Further reading

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo.

Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From piano +‎ -issimo.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. superlative degree of piano

Adverb

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pianissimo

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

Descendants

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

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pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

References

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

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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pianissimo

  1. (music) pianissimo

Noun

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pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

  1. (music) pianissimo

Usage notes

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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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