Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pianississimo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-anis-sis-si-mo
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Indicating that the piece is to be played more softly than pianissimo.

noun

The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played more softly than pianissimo.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more pianississimo (comparative) most pianississimo (superlative) pianississimos (plural) pianississimi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ppp

Antonyms

fortississimo

Questions

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

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