pianoforte
[ pee-an-uh-fawrt, -fohrt; pee-an-uh-fawr-tee, -tey, -fohr- ]
/ piˈæn əˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt; piˌæn əˈfɔr ti, -teɪ, -ˈfoʊr- /
noun
a piano.
Words nearby pianoforte
piano roll,
piano stool,
piano trio,
piano tuner,
piano wire,
pianoforte,
pianola,
piarist,
pias.,
piassava,
piaster
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British Dictionary definitions for pianoforte
Word Origin for pianoforte
C18: from Italian, originally (
gravecembalo col)
piano e forte (harpsichord with) soft and loud; see
piano ²,
forte ²
Cultural definitions for pianoforte
pianoforte
[ (pee-an-uh-fawrt, pee-an-uh-fawr-tay) ]
The full name of the piano, the common musical instrument with a board of black and white keys, eighty-eight in all. The keys operate hammers that strike wires. Pianoforte is Italian for “soft-loud”; it received this name because its level of loudness depends on how hard the player strikes the keys.