Definition of CANTABILE

cantabile

Meanings

Plural: cantabiles

Adjective Satellite

  • smooth and flowing

Noun

  • A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
  • A passage having this mark

Adv

  • Played in this style; singingly, lyrically

Adj

  • Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).

Synonyms

singing

Scrabble Score: 13

cantabile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cantabile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cantabile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

cantabile is a valid Words With Friends word