Noun: pianissimo
| Singular | pianissimo |
| Plural | pianissimos; pianissimi |
Sample Sentences
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If the Randall Thompson Alleluia lacked the otherworldly awe and mystery the composer intended, the BGMC offered a fair accounting of the work with some wonderfully hushed pianissimos and clearly delineated contrasts in mood. [1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25:]
Nouns inflected like pianissimo
sbirro,
vetturino,
capocollo,
clavicembalo,
decrescendo,
scherzando,
bambino,
concerto,
descrescendo,
zufolo,
stornello,
cavaletto,
inamorato,
zuffolo,
secondo,
rifacimento,
paesano,
pianissimo,
palazzo,
pandoro, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Italian piano
3. Italian -issimo
4. Italian pianissimobor.
5. English pianissimo
6. Borrowed from Italian pianissimo.