piano

Plural: pianoes, pianos

Noun

A large musical instrument with a keyboard and felt-covered hammers.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
(music) low loudness
A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.

Adjective

used chiefly as a direction or description in music
- "the piano passages in the composition"

Adverb

used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Verb

To play the piano.
To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano.
To equip with a piano.
To become softer and less intense.

Adv

Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music.

Adj

Soft, quiet.
Gentle, soft, subdued.

Examples

Playing PIANO on the Scrabble board felt like hitting a harmonious chord for major points.
She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.
The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of pianoforte, from Italian pianoforte, from piano (“soft”) + forte (“strong”). So named because it could produce a wide range of varied volumes note-by-note, in contrast to older keyboard instruments, notably the harpsichord. Doublet of llano, plain, and plane.

Synonyms

forte-piano, pianissimo, pianoforte, soft, softly

Antonyms

forte

Scrabble Score: 7

piano: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
piano: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
piano: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

piano: valid Words With Friends Word