fortissimo

¹for·tis·si·mo

adverb or adjective \fȯr-ˈti-sə-ˌmō\

Definition of FORTISSIMO

: very loud —used especially as a direction in music

Origin of FORTISSIMO

Italian, superl. of forte

First Known Use: 1724

Rhymes with FORTISSIMO

Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio

²fortissimo

noun

plural fortissimos or fortissimi \-ˌmē\

Definition of FORTISSIMO

: a very loud passage, sound, or tone

First Known Use of FORTISSIMO

1856