| NOUN | attribute | decrescendo, diminuendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | change | decrescendo | grow quieter |
| ADJECTIVE | all | decrescendo, diminuendo | gradually decreasing in volume |
| Meaning | gradually decreasing in volume. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | diminuendo | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Broader | decreasing | music |
| Spanish | decrescendo, diminuendo | |
| Nouns | decrescendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
| Meaning | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | diminuendo | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Broader | softness | A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency |
| Spanish | decrescendo, diminuendo | |
| Catalan | decrescendo, diminuendo | |
| Adjectives | decrescendo | gradually decreasing in volume |
| Verbs | decrescendo | grow quieter |
| Meaning | Grow quieter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The music decrescendoes here" | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Opposite | crescendo | Grow louder |
| Catalan | abaixar | |
| Nouns | decrescendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
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