Fortissimo Definition

fôr-tĭsə-mō
fortissimi, fortissimos
adjective
In a very loud manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
American Heritage
Very loud(ly)
Webster's New World
noun
A fortissimo passage.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
(music) The musical term indicating that the piece is played very loud.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • very loudly
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Fortissimo

Noun

Singular:
fortissimo
Plural:
fortissimos

Origin of Fortissimo

  • Italian superlative of forte strong forte2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from Italian fortissimo.

    From Wiktionary

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