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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds;
[syn: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano]

2. (music) low loudness;
[syn: piano, pianissimo]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. used chiefly as a direction or description in music;
- Example: "the piano passages in the composition"
[syn: piano, soft]


ADVERB (1)

1. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly;
[syn: piano, softly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Piano \Pi*a"no\, a. & adv. [It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L. planus even, level.] (Mus.) Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.) [1913 Webster] Pianoforte
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. [1913 Webster] Dumb piano. See Digitorium. Grand piano. See under Grand. Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

piano adv 1: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [syn: piano, softly] [ant: forte, loudly] adj 1: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft] [ant: forte, loud] n 1: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano] 2: (music) low loudness [syn: piano, pianissimo]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

124 Moby Thesaurus words for "piano": Klavier, Steinway, a cappella, a la sourdine, abbandono, accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso, agilmente, agitato, allegretto, allegro, amabile, amoroso, andante, andantino, appassionatamente, appassionato, baby grand, barely audible, brillante, capriccioso, cembalo, clarichord, clavicembalo, clavichord, clavicittern, clavicymbal, clavicytherium, clavier, con affetto, con agilita, con agitazione, con amore, concert grand, cottage piano, couched harp, crescendo, decrescendo, dim, diminuendo, dimly, distant, dolce, dulcimer harpsichord, faint, faint-voiced, faintly, feeble, feebly, forte, fortissimo, gentle, gently, grand, grand piano, half-heard, hammer dulcimer, harmonichord, harpsichord, hushedly, indistinct, lamentabile, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, leggiero, low, manichord, manichordon, marcando, melodion, melopiano, monochord, morendo, murmured, pair of virginals, parlando, parlor grand, pianette, pianino, pianissimo, piano-violin, pianoforte, pizzicato, prestissimo, presto, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, scarcely heard, scherzando, scherzo, scherzoso, soft, soft-sounding, soft-voiced, softly, sordamente, sordo, sostinente pianoforte, sotto voce, spiccato, spinet, square piano, staccato, stretto, subaudible, subdued, subduedly, tremolando, tremoloso, trillando, unclear, upright, upright piano, violin piano, virginal, weak, weak-voiced, weakly, whispered
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.