pianissimos

Variant of pianissimo

pianissimo definition

pia·nis·simo (pē′ə nis′i mō′; It pyä nēs′sē mō̂′)

adjective, adverb

very soft(ly): often used as a musical direction

Etymology: It, superl. of piano: see piano,

noun pl. pianissimos -·mos′ or pianissimi pia·nis′·simi′ (-mē′)

a pianissimo passage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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