fortissimo

for·tis·si·mo

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw]
- /fɔrˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian fɔrˈtis siˌmɔ/
- /fɔː.ˈtɪ.sɪ.məʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr-tis-uh-moh; Italian fawr-tees-see-maw]
- /fɔrˈtɪs əˌmoʊ; Italian fɔrˈtis siˌmɔ/

Definitions of fortissimo word

adjective fortissimo (a direction) very loud. 1
adverb fortissimo (a direction) very loudly. 1
noun fortissimo (especially as a direction) very loud or loudly. 1
adverb fortissimo A piece of music that is played fortissimo is played very loudly. 0
adjective fortissimo very loud 0
noun fortissimo a very loud passage in music 0

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Origin of fortissimo

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

1715-25; < Italian; superlative of forte forte2

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Parts of speech for Fortissimo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fortissimo

fortissimo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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