Definition of decrescendo Decrescendo
de•cre•scen•do
We found 8 definitions of decrescendo from 4 different sources.
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What does decrescendo mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: decrescendoes |
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| decrescendo - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness | ||
| diminuendo | ||
| softness a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders" | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
Verb |
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| decrescendo - grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" | ||
| crescendo grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
Adjective |
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| decrescendo - gradually decreasing in volume | ||
| diminuendo | ||
| decreasing becoming less or smaller | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decrescendo (a. & adv.)
With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec., or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.
Part of speech
🔤- decrescendo, verb, present, 1st person singular of decrescendo (infinitive).
- decrescendo, verb (infinitive).
- decrescendo, noun, singular of decrescendos / decrescendi.
