music A composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully).

Roget 415: music; concert; strain, tune, air; melody etc. 413; aria, arietta^†; piece of music [Fr.], work, number, opus; sonata; rondo, rondeau [Fr.]; pastorale, cavatina^†, roulade^†, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza; cadence; fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, notturno [It], dithyramb; opera, operetta; oratorio; composition, movement; stave; passamezzo [It], toccata, Vorspiel [G.].    instrumental music; full score; minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra; concerted piece [Fr.], potpourri, capriccio.    vocal music, vocalism^†; chaunt, chant; psalm, psalmody; hymn; song etc. (poem) 597; canticle, canzonet^†, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo^†, solfeggio^†.    Lydian measures; slow music, slow movement; adagio etc. adv.; minuet; siren strains, soft music, lullaby; dump; dirge etc. (lament) 839; pibroch^†; martial music, march; dance music; waltz etc. (dance) 840.    solo, duet, duo, trio; quartet, quartett^†; septett^†; part song, descant, glee, madrigal, catch, round, chorus, chorale; antiphon^†, antiphony; accompaniment, second, bass; score; bourdon^†, drone, morceau^†, terzetto^†.    composer etc. 413; musician etc. 416.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: adagio
Pools: adadżio, adagio

A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers.

Pools: adagio, adadżio

of tempo Leisurely.

Slowly.

Roget 416: adagio, andante etc. (music) 415.   

Roget 275: slowly etc. adj.; leisurely; piano, adagio; largo, larghetto; at half speed, under easy sail; at a foots pace, at a snail's pace, at a funeral pace; in slow time, with mincing steps, with clipped wings; haud passibus aequis [Lat.] [Vergil]. gradually etc. adj.; gradatim [Lat.]; by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little; step by step, one step at a time; inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim; consecutively.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 415: adagio; largo, larghetto, andante, andantino^†; alla capella [It]; maestoso^†, moderato; allegro, allegretto; spiritoso^†, vivace^†, veloce^†; presto, prestissimo^†; con brio; capriccioso^†; scherzo, scherzando^†; legato, staccato, crescendo, diminuendo, rallentando^†, affettuoso^†; obbligato; pizzicato; desto^†.    ... meer laten zien