cantabile

(kän tä′bē lā′)

adjective, adverb

in an easy, flowing manner; like a song: often used as a musical direction

Origin: It < LL cantabilis, worthy to be sung < L cantare: see chant

noun

a cantabile movement or passage

See cantabile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.

In a smooth, lyrical, flowing style. Used chiefly as a direction.

noun

A cantabile passage or movement.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Late Latin cantābilis, worthy to be sung

Origin: , from Latin cantāre, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots

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