'Fortissimo' definitions:
Definition of 'fortissimo'
From: WordNet
adverb
A direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn: fortissimo, very loudly] [ant: pianissimo, very softly]
adjective
Chiefly a direction or description in music
noun
(music) loud [syn: forte, fortissimo]
Definition of 'Fortissimo'
From: GCIDE
- Fortissimo \For*tis"si*mo\ (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of forte, adv. See Forte, adv.] (Mus.) Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fortissimo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cappella,
- abbandono,
- accrescendo,
- adagietto,
- adagio,
- affettuoso,
- agilmente,
- agitato,
- allegretto,
- allegro,
- aloud,
- amabile,
- amoroso,
- andante,
- andantino,
- appassionatamente,
- appassionato,
- booming,
- brillante,
- capriccioso,
- con affetto,
- con agilita,
- con agitazione,
- con amore,
- crescendo,
- deafening,
- decrescendo,
- diminuendo,
- dolce,
- ear-piercing,
- ear-rending,
- ear-splitting,
- earthshaking,
- forte,
- fortemente,
- full,
- in full cry,
- lamentabile,
- larghetto,
- larghissimo,
- largo,
- legato,
- leggiero,
- loud,
- loud-sounding,
- loudish,
- loudly,
- lustily,
- marcando,
- morendo,
- noisily,
- parlando,
- pealing,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- piercing,
- pizzicato,
- plangent,
- prestissimo,
- presto,
- rallentando,
- resounding,
- resoundingly,
- ringing,
- ringingly,
- ritardando,
- ritenuto,
- scherzando,
- scherzo,
- scherzoso,
- sonorous,
- sordo,
- sotto voce,
- spiccato,
- staccato,
- stentoraphonic,
- stentorian,
- stentorious,
- stretto,
- thunderous,
- tonitruant,
- tonitruous,
- tremolando,
- tremoloso,
- trillando,
- uproariously,
- window-rattling