'Pianissimo' definitions:
Definition of 'pianissimo'
(from WordNet)
adverb
A direction in music; to be played very softly [syn: pianissimo, very softly] [ant: fortissimo, very loudly]
adjective
Chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
noun
(music) low loudness [syn: piano, pianissimo]
Definition of 'Pianissimo'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'pianissimo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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