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pianississimo

pianississimo adverb: indicating that the piece is to be played more softly than pianissimo.

Adverb

pianississimo (comparative more pianississimo, superlative most pianississimo)

  1. Indicating that the piece is to be played more softly than pianissimo.
    Antonyms:
    fortississimo

Noun

pianississimo (plural pianississimos or pianississimi)

  1. The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played more softly than pianissimo.

Antonyms of pianississimo

Forms of pianississimo

Adverb
comparativemore pianississimo
superlativemost pianississimo
Noun
pluralpianississimos
pluralpianississimi

Origin of pianississimo

Pseudo-Italianism, derived from pianissimo with an additional -iss-, instead of the expected Italian pianissimissimo.

Questions about pianississimo

What does pianississimo mean?
Pianississimo means indicating that the piece is to be played more softly than pianissimo.
What part of speech is pianississimo?
Pianississimo can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near pianississimo in the dictionary

  1. pianisms
  2. pianissimi
  3. pianissimo
  4. pianissimos
  5. pianississimi
  6. pianississimo
  7. pianississimos
  8. pianist
  9. pianiste
  10. pianistes
  11. pianistic

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