pianissimo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpiəˈnɪsəˌmoʊ, pjɑ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pē′ə nis′ə mō′; It. pyä nēs′sē mô′)


Inflections of 'pianissimo' (n): npl: pianissimos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pi•a•nis•si•mo /ˌpiəˈnɪsəˌmoʊ, pyɑ-/USA pronunciation   adj., adv., n., pl. -mos. [Music.]
adj. 
  1. Music and Dancevery soft.

adv. 
  1. Music and Dancevery softly.

n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea passage played in this way.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pi•a•nis•si•mo  (pē′ə nis′ə mō′; It. pyä nēs′sē mô′),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -mos. [Music.]
adj. 
  1. Music and Dancevery soft.

adv. 
  1. Music and Dancevery softly.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancea passage or movement played in this way.
  • Italian, superlative of piano piano2
  • 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pianissimo /pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ/ adj , adv
  1. (to be performed) very quietlySymbol: pp
'pianissimo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pp - ppPP - ppp - subito

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