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piano

/piˈænoʊ/noun, adjective, adverb3 syllables

Piano means: (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone.

Synonyms for piano6

noun, as in a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

pianoforte, forte-piano

noun, as in (music) low loudness

pianissimo

adjective, as in (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

soft, pianissimo, pianissimo assai

adverb, as in used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

softly

Opposites of piano

forte

What does piano mean?4

adjective

1

(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone“the piano passages in the composition”

noun

1

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

2

(music) low loudness

adverb

1

used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Piano in a sentence

  • I can't play the piano, but she can.CK
  • He can play the piano, the flute, the guitar, and so on.CK
  • He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.CK
  • Her hands are small, but not so small that she can't play the piano.CK
  • After a year's practice, she plays the piano after a fashion.AMIKEMA
  • She can play the violin, not to mention the piano.CK
  • In the room there was a piano, but there was nobody who played it.Dorenda
  • A piano is expensive, but a car is even more expensive.lilygilder

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of piano

as a noun

plural
pianos