[syn: fortissimo, very loudly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fortissimo \For*tis"si*mo\ (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of
forte, adv. See Forte, adv.] (Mus.)
Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fortissimo
adv 1: a direction in music; to be played very loudly [syn:
fortissimo, very loudly] [ant: pianissimo, very
softly]
adj 1: chiefly a direction or description in music
n 1: (music) loud [syn: forte, fortissimo]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "fortissimo":
a cappella, abbandono, accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso,
agilmente, agitato, allegretto, allegro, aloud, amabile, amoroso,
andante, andantino, appassionatamente, appassionato, booming,
brillante, capriccioso, con affetto, con agilita, con agitazione,
con amore, crescendo, deafening, decrescendo, diminuendo, dolce,
ear-piercing, ear-rending, ear-splitting, earthshaking, forte,
fortemente, full, in full cry, lamentabile, larghetto, larghissimo,
largo, legato, leggiero, loud, loud-sounding, loudish, loudly,
lustily, marcando, morendo, noisily, parlando, pealing, pianissimo,
piano, piercing, pizzicato, plangent, prestissimo, presto,
rallentando, resounding, resoundingly, ringing, ringingly,
ritardando, ritenuto, scherzando, scherzo, scherzoso, sonorous,
sordo, sotto voce, spiccato, staccato, stentoraphonic, stentorian,
stentorious, stretto, thunderous, tonitruant, tonitruous,
tremolando, tremoloso, trillando, uproariously, window-rattling