legato

Meanings

Plural: legatos

Adjective

(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
- "a legato passage"

Adverb

connecting the notes; in music
- "play this legato, please"

Adv

Smoothly, in a connected manner.

Noun

A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes.
A passage that is played legato.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.

Synonyms

smooth

Antonyms

portato, staccato

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

legato is a valid Words With Friends word