pizzicato

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: piz=zi=ca=to

CIDE DICTIONARY

pizzicato,  [It., pinched.].

 A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.)  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pizzicato, adv., adj., & n. Mus.
--adv. plucking the strings of a violin etc. with the finger.
--adj. (of a note, passage, etc.) performed pizzicato.
--n. (pl. pizzicatos or pizzicati) a note, passage, etc. played pizzicato.

Etymology

It., past part. of pizzicare twitch f. pizzare f. pizza edge

THESAURUS

pizzicato

a cappella, abbandono, accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso, agilmente, agitato, allegretto, allegro, amabile, amoroso, andante, andantino, appassionatamente, appassionato, brillante, cantando, capriccioso, con affetto, con agilita, con agitazione, con amore, crescendo, decrescendo, demilegato, diminuendo, dolce, execution, expression, fingering, forte, fortissimo, glissando, intonation, lamentabile, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, leggiero, marcando, mezzo staccato, morendo, music-making, parlando, performance, pianism, pianissimo, piano, prestissimo, presto, rallentando, rendering, rendition, repercussion, ritardando, ritenuto, rubato, scherzando, scherzo, scherzoso, slur, sordo, sotto voce, spiccato, staccato, stretto, touch, tremolando, tremoloso, trillando

ROGET THESAURUS

pizzicato

Music

N music, concert, strain, tune, air, melody, aria, arietta, piece of music, work, number, opus, sonata, rondo, rondeau, pastorale, cavatina, roulade, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza, cadence, fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, notturno, dithyramb, opera, operetta, oratorio, composition, movement, stave, passamezzo, toccata, Vorspiel, instrumental music, full score, minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra, concerted piece, potpourri, capriccio, vocal music, vocalism, chaunt, chant, psalm, psalmody, hymn, song, canticle, canzonet, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo, solfeggio, Lydian measures, slow music, slow movement, adagio, minuet, siren strains, soft music, lullaby, dump, dirge, pibroch, martial music, march, dance music, waltz, 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, musician, musical, instrumental, vocal, choral, lyric, operatic, harmonious, Wagnerian, adagio, largo, larghetto, andante, andantino, alla capella, maestoso, moderato, allegro, allegretto, spiritoso, vivace, veloce, presto, prestissimo, con brio, capriccioso, scherzo, scherzando, legato, staccato, crescendo, diminuendo, rallentando, affettuoso, obbligato, pizzicato, desto, in notes by distance made more sweet, like the faint exquisite music of a dream, music arose with its voluptuous swell, music is the universal language of mankind, music's golden tongue, the speech of angels, will sing the savageness out of a bear, music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.