Cantabile

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, a. [It., cantare to sing.] (Mus.)
     In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed
     to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, n. (Mus.)
     A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly
     adapted to singing; -- sometimes called {cantilena}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cantabile
       adj : smooth and flowing [syn: {singing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "cantabile":
     achingly sweet, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, aria,
     aria buffa, aria cantabile, aria da capo, aria da chiesa,
     aria di bravura, aria di coloratura, aria fugata, aria parlante,
     arietta, ariose, arioso, bravura, canorous, catchy, coloratura,
     dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, fine-toned, golden,
     golden-tongued, golden-voiced, honeyed, melic, mellifluent,
     mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious,
     music-flowing, music-like, musical, pleasant, pleasant-sounding,
     recitative, rich, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced,
     silvery, singable, solo, songful, songlike, sonorous, sweet,
     sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, tunable, tuneful