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. Ryan Gosling:

   Id like to try and thank one person properly, and to say that while I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences Ive ever had on a film, my lady was raising Amada Lee, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer.

2. Vladimir Berezhnoy:

   He looked for his brother, tried to find anything that belonged to him. He came to our office, played piano. He was not angry.

3. 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.

4. Harry S. Truman:

   My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!

5. Carlos Whittaker:

   I was super bummed that morning and had to reroute to Atlanta. As I was walking through the concourse, I heard someone playing the piano, and I just had to walk by them, there was Tonee, going down and going to town and I knew I just had to stay there.