ANDANTE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does andante mean? 

• ANDANTE (noun)
  The noun ANDANTE has 1 sense:

1. a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)

  Familiarity information: ANDANTE used as a noun is very rare.

• ANDANTE (adjective)
  The adjective ANDANTE has 1 sense:

1. (of tempo) moderately slow

  Familiarity information: ANDANTE used as an adjective is very rare.

• ANDANTE (adverb)
  The adverb ANDANTE has 1 sense:

1. at a moderately slow temp

  Familiarity information: ANDANTE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANDANTE (noun)

Meaning:

A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("andante" is a kind of...):

pacing; tempo ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)

• ANDANTE (adjective)

Meaning:

(of tempo) moderately slow

Similar:

slow (at a slow tempo)

• ANDANTE (adverb)

Meaning:

At a moderately slow temp

Context example:

this passage must be played andante

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Pertainym:

andante ((of tempo) moderately slow)