Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortississimo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-tis-sis-si-mo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.

noun

The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played more loudly than fortissimo.

Etymology

Pseudo-Italianism, derived from fortissimo with an additional -iss-, instead of the expected Italian fortissimissimo.

Inflected Forms

more fortississimo (comparative) most fortississimo (superlative) fortississimos (plural) fortississimi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

blastissimo

Antonyms

pianississimo

Questions

What does fortississimo mean?: Indicating that the piece is to be played more loudly than fortissimo.
Where does fortississimo come from?: Pseudo-Italianism, derived from fortissimo with an additional -iss-, instead of the expected Italian fortissimissimo.

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