pianissimo

From Italian pianissimo.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪməʊ/, /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəməʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.əˈnɪsɪmoʊ/, /ˌpi.əˈnɪsəmoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪsɪməʊ, -ɪsəməʊ

pianissimo (comparative more pianissimo, superlative most pianissimo)

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

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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• pianississimo

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

1. (music) pianissimo

Borrowed from Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

• IPA^(key): /pja.ni.si.mo/

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pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos or pianissimi)

1. (music) pianissimo

• “pianissimo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pianissimo.

pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

• “pianissimo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From piano +‎ -issimo.

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

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

1. superlative degree of piano

pianissimo

1. superlative degree of piano (“softly, slowly”)

   Antonym: fortissimo

2. (music) pianissimo

• → Catalan: pianissimo
• → English: pianissimo
• → French: pianissimo
• → Portuguese: pianissimo
• → Romanian: pianissimo
• → Spanish: pianissimo

• pianíssimo

From Italian pianissimo (“very softly”).

pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

1. (music) pianissimo

• pianisimo

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

pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

• pianísimo

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

• IPA^(key): /pjaˈnisimo/ [pjaˈni.si.mo]
• Rhymes: -isimo

pianissimo

1. (music) pianissimo

pianissimo m (plural pianissimos)

1. (music) pianissimo

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.