Synonyms for piano
piˈɑ noʊ, ˈpyɑ-pi·ano

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1. pianonoun

   Synonyms:
   pianoforte

2. pianoadjective

   Soft. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {p.}, to indicate lowering the volume of the music. In the pianoforte this is done by pressing the instrument's keys more lightly.

   Synonyms:
   pianoforte

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1. piano, pianoforte, forte-pianonoun

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

   Synonyms:
   pianissimo, pianoforte, forte-piano

   Antonyms:
   loud, forte, fortissimo, fortemente, loudly

2. piano, pianissimoadjective

   (music) low loudness

   Synonyms:
   pianissimo, pianoforte, forte-piano

   Antonyms:
   forte, loud, fortemente, fortissimo, loudly

3. piano, softadverb

   used chiefly as a direction or description in music

   "the piano passages in the composition"

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

   Antonyms:
   fortissimo, loud, fortemente, forte, loudly

4. piano, softlyadverb

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

   Synonyms:
   gently, quietly, lightly, softly

   Antonyms:
   fortissimo, loud, forte, fortemente, loudly

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1. pianonoun

   Synonyms:
   pianoforte

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1. List of paraphrases for "piano":

   pianist, plan, footing

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1. Eddie Mendoza:

   She turned off the lights... She locked all the doors. She pushed the piano to the door, totally barricading.

2. CLIFFORD V. VILLALON:

   Like the number of keys in a standard piano, there may only be 88 good steps going to heaven. Don't think about falling!

3. Michael Levine:

   Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.

4. Ivo Pogorelić:

   First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.

5. Jamaican Monty Alexander:

   Forty years ago I was playing piano in this casino .... I'm very happy to be playing for you tonight.