Noun
- 1. piano, pianoforte, forte-piano, keyboard instrument, stringed instrument, percussion instrument, percussive instrument
- usage: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- 2. piano, pianissimo, softness
- usage: (music) low loudness
Adjective
- 1. piano (vs. forte), soft, pianissimo, pianissimo assai
- usage: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
Adverb
- 1. piano, softly
- usage: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
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