First Known Use: 1724
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1fortissimo
adverb or adjective for·tis·si·mo \fȯr-ˈti-sə-ˌmō\
music : very loudly
Full Definition of FORTISSIMO
: very loud —used especially as a direction in music
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Origin of FORTISSIMO
Italian, superl. of forte
Rhymes with FORTISSIMO
Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio
2fortissimo
noun
plural fortissimos or fortissimi \-ˌmē\
Definition of FORTISSIMO
: a very loud passage, sound, or tone
First Known Use of FORTISSIMO
1856
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