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. 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!

2. Aeham Ahmed:

   Reality cannot be changed by a piano, but I felt the reality changed inside of me and inside my children when I played. The situation was terrible, and we needed a little hope and a little love.

3. Lamont Dozier:

   I don't read music, and I can't write it either, i did it all by ear and feeling when I sat down at the piano.

4. Ruth Hawkins:

   The original family piano is there, which is probably the most significant thing in the house, johnny’s brother and sister talk about how the family would come in from the fields at night and they would gather around the piano after supper and sing.

5. Unknown:

   Life is like a piano... what you get out of it depends on how you play it.