lento

[ len-toh; Italian len-taw ]

adjective

1. slow.

adverb

1. slowly.

lento

/ ˈlɛntəʊ /

adjective

1. to be performed slowly

noun

1. a movement or passage performed in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of lento¹

1715–25; < Italian < Latin lentus slow

Word History and Origins

Origin of lento¹

C18: Italian, from Latin lentus slow

Example Sentences

But the annotations on the manuscript will dictate how the music sounds, with crescendo and lento and adagio.

From The Guardian

Ms. Lee played her solos in the section marked “Non troppo lento” with a rich, penetrating tone.

From New York Times

It implicitly recalls that harrowing time by its almost counterintuitive use of restrained harmonies and a tempo mark of lento, or slow — choices normally used to suggest sadness — in a setting intended to convey joy.

From New York Times

“Asturias” is a case in point: he played the outer sections with energy and precision as well as nuanced dynamics, and brought a poetic, gentle touch to the central Più lento.

From New York Times

But Hurts claim their sound is actually inspired by an early-90s Italian genre called disco lento, which according to its Wikipedia page, featured "heavily electronic, slow emotional ballads".

From The Guardian