'Piano' definitions:
Definition of 'piano'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [syn: piano, softly] [ant: forte, loudly]
adjective
Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft] [ant: forte, loud]
noun
A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano]
noun
(music) low loudness [syn: piano, pianissimo]
Definition of 'Piano'
From: GCIDE
- Piano \Pi*a"no\, a. & adv. [It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L. planus even, level.] (Mus.) Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.) [1913 Webster] Pianoforte
Definition of 'Piano'
From: GCIDE
- Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. [1913 Webster]
- Dumb piano. See Digitorium.
- Grand piano. See under Grand.
- Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
- Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'piano'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cappella,
- a la sourdine,
- abbandono,
- accrescendo,
- adagietto,
- adagio,
- affettuoso,
- agilmente,
- agitato,
- allegretto,
- allegro,
- amabile,
- amoroso,
- andante,
- andantino,
- appassionatamente,
- appassionato,
- baby grand,
- barely audible,
- brillante,
- capriccioso,
- cembalo,
- clarichord,
- clavicembalo,
- clavichord,
- clavicittern,
- clavicymbal,
- clavicytherium,
- clavier,
- con affetto,
- con agilita,
- con agitazione,
- con amore,
- concert grand,
- cottage piano,
- couched harp,
- crescendo,
- decrescendo,
- dim,
- diminuendo,
- dimly,
- distant,
- dolce,
- dulcimer harpsichord,
- faint,
- faint-voiced,
- faintly,
- feeble,
- feebly,
- forte,
- fortissimo,
- gentle,
- gently,
- grand,
- grand piano,
- half-heard,
- hammer dulcimer,
- harmonichord,
- harpsichord,
- hushedly,
- indistinct,
- Klavier,
- lamentabile,
- larghetto,
- larghissimo,
- largo,
- legato,
- leggiero,
- low,
- manichord,
- manichordon,
- marcando,
- melodion,
- melopiano,
- monochord,
- morendo,
- murmured,
- pair of virginals,
- parlando,
- parlor grand,
- pianette,
- pianino,
- pianissimo,
- piano-violin,
- pianoforte,
- pizzicato,
- prestissimo,
- presto,
- rallentando,
- ritardando,
- ritenuto,
- scarcely heard,
- scherzando,
- scherzo,
- scherzoso,
- soft,
- soft-sounding,
- soft-voiced,
- softly,
- sordamente,
- sordo,
- sostinente pianoforte,
- sotto voce,
- spiccato,
- spinet,
- square piano,
- staccato,
- Steinway,
- stretto,
- subaudible,
- subdued,
- subduedly,
- tremolando,
- tremoloso,
- trillando,
- unclear,
- upright,
- upright piano,
- violin piano,
- virginal,
- weak,
- weak-voiced,
- weakly,
- whispered
Words containing 'Piano'
- Dumb piano,
- Grand piano,
- Square piano,
- Upright piano,
- concert piano,
- mechanical piano,
- piano accordion,
- piano action,
- piano damper,
- piano keyboard,
- piano lesson,
- piano maker,
- piano music,
- piano player,
- piano sonata,
- piano stool,
- piano teacher,
- piano tuner,
- piano wire,
- player piano,
- baby grand piano,
- forte-piano,
- parlor grand piano,
- parlour grand piano