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
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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