DECRESCENDO as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
   Synonym(s)
   • diminuendo (what does diminuendo mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) decrescendo is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • softness (what does softness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decrescendo (what does decrescendo mean?)

DECRESCENDO as VERB

1. Meaning
   • grow quieter
   Usage Example(s)
   • The music decrescendoes here
   Hypernyms(s) decrescendo is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • crescendo (what does crescendo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decrescendo (what does decrescendo mean?)
   • diminuendo (what does diminuendo mean?)

DECRESCENDO as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • gradually decreasing in volume
   Synonym(s)
   • diminuendo (what does diminuendo mean?)
   Similar To
   • decreasing (what does decreasing mean?)