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pianism

pianism noun: one's way of playing the piano.

Noun

pianism (countable and uncountable, plural pianisms)

  1. One's way of playing the piano.
    • There is nothing showy in her pianism, nothing cloying about her expressivity.2009 January 5, Anthony Tommasini, “Reopening a Pianist's Treasury of Chopin”, in New York Times
  2. A way of composing or an instance of passagework that is idiomatic, ergonomic, and intrinsically well-suited to the unique capabilities and expressive characteristics of the piano as an instrument.

Forms of pianism

pluralpianisms

Origin of pianism

From piano + -ism.

Questions about pianism

What does pianism mean?
Pianism means one's way of playing the piano.
What part of speech is pianism?
Pianism is a noun.
What is the plural of pianism?
The plural of pianism is pianisms.

Words near pianism in the dictionary

  1. pianicas
  2. pianies
  3. Pianing
  4. pianino
  5. pianinos
  6. pianism
  7. pianisms
  8. pianissimi
  9. pianissimo
  10. pianissimos
  11. pianississimi

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