PIANO as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
   Synonym(s)
   • forte-piano (what does forte-piano mean?)
   • pianoforte (what does pianoforte mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) piano is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stringed instrument (what does stringed instrument mean?)
   • percussion instrument (what does percussion instrument mean?)
   • percussive instrument (what does percussive instrument mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • grand piano (what does grand piano mean?)
   • grand (what does grand mean?)
   • mechanical piano (what does mechanical piano mean?)
   • Pianola (what does Pianola mean?)
   • player piano (what does player piano mean?)
   • upright (what does upright mean?)
   • upright piano (what does upright piano mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (music) low loudness
   Synonym(s)
   • pianissimo (what does pianissimo mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) piano is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • softness (what does softness mean?)

PIANO as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • used chiefly as a direction or description in music
   Synonym(s)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the piano passages in the composition
   Antonym(s)
   • forte (what does forte mean?)
   • loud (what does loud mean?)
   Similar To
   • pianissimo (what does pianissimo mean?)
   • pianissimo assai (what does pianissimo assai mean?)

PIANO as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • used as a direction in music
   • to be played relatively softly
   Synonym(s)
   • softly (what does softly mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • forte (what does forte mean?)
   • loudly (what does loudly mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • piano (what does piano mean?)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)