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English

Adverb

pianissimo

: The musical term indicating that the piece should be played very softly.
A dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played pianissimo. Abbreviation: pp.

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Italian

Adverb

pianissimo

Superlative of piano

Antonyms

fortissimo

Category:Italian adverbs

fr:pianissimo it:pianissimo ja:pianissimo ru:pianissimo vi:pianissimo zh:pianissimo

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pianissimo \Pi`a*nis"si*mo\, a. [It., superl. of piano.] (Mus.)
Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as
possible. (Abbrev. pp.)
[1913 Webster]

WordNet pianissimo
adj : chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
n : (music) low loudness [syn: piano]
adv : a direction in music; to be played very softly [syn: {very
softly}] [ant: fortissimo]

Moby Dictionary
a cappella , a la sourdine , abbandono , accrescendo , adagietto ,
adagio , affettuoso , agilmente , agitato , allegretto , allegro ,
amabile , amoroso , andante , andantino , appassionatamente ,
appassionato , barely audible , brillante , capriccioso , con affetto ,
con agilita , con agitazione , con amore , crescendo , decrescendo ,
dim , diminuendo , dimly , distant , dolce , faint , faint-voiced ,
faintly , feeble , feebly , forte , fortissimo , gentle , gently ,
half-heard , hushedly , indistinct , lamentabile , larghetto ,
larghissimo , largo , legato , leggiero , low , marcando , morendo ,
murmured , parlando , piano , pizzicato , prestissimo , presto ,
rallentando , ritardando , ritenuto , scarcely heard , scherzando ,
scherzo , scherzoso , soft , soft-sounding , soft-voiced , softly ,
sordamente , sordo , sotto voce , spiccato , staccato , stretto ,
subaudible , subdued , subduedly , tremolando , tremoloso , trillando ,
unclear , weak , weak-voiced , weakly , whispered