pianissimo

English

pianissimo in music notation

Etymology

From Italian pianissimo.

Adverb

pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)

1. (music) To be played very softly.

Translations

very soft

• French: pianissimo (fr)
• Hebrew: פְּיָאנִיסִימוֹ (p'yanísimo)
• Italian: pianissimo (it)
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• Russian: пиани́ссимо (ru) (pianíssimo), пьяни́ссимо (pʹjaníssimo)
• Spanish: pianissimo

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.

Synonyms

• pp

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Italian

Etymology

From piano +‎ -issimo.

Adverb

pianissimo

1. superlative degree of piano

   very slowly, very carefully

   (music) pianissimo

Antonyms

• fortissimo

Descendants

• → English: pianissimo