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View synonyms for pianissimo
pianissimo
[ pee-uh-nis-uh-moh; Italian pyah-nees-see-maw ]
adjective
- very soft.
adverb
- very softly.
noun
, plural pi·a·nis·si·mos.
- a passage or movement played in this way.
pianissimo
/ pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ /
adjective
- music (to be performed) very quietly pp
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pianissimo1
1715–25; < Italian, superlative of piano piano 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pianissimo1
C18: from Italian, superlative of piano soft
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Example Sentences
A strong climax is worked up on the second page, which dies away on the third to a pianissimo of utter despair.
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He raised one hand deprecatingly, while the other still weaved in and out in a pianissimo accompaniment.
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De Pachmann plays it much faster, and with such a beautiful pianissimo!
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He used to suggest a diminuendo by crouching down more and more, and at a pianissimo he would almost creep under the desk.
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In one place there are two holds, one immediately after the other, of which the second is pianissimo.
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