Definition of diminuendo Diminuendo

di•min•u•en•do

We found 10 definitions of diminuendo from 6 different sources.

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What does diminuendo mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

diminuendo - gradually decreasing in volume
  decrescendo
  decreasing becoming less or smaller

Noun

diminuendo - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
  decrescendo
  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"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • diminuendo (Noun)
    A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly.
  • diminuendo (Noun)
    A passage having this mark.
  • diminuendo (Adverb)
    Played in this style.
  • diminuendo (Adjective)
    Describing a passage having this mark.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • diminuendo (adv.)
    In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • diminuendo
    Getting progressively softer.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • diminuendo
    di-min-ū-en′dō, adv. (mus.) a direction to let the sound die away, marked thus Diminuendo symbol. [It.,—L. diminuendus, fut. part. pass. of diminuĕre, diminūtum, to lessen.]

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Sign Language

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