English adjective: adagio | |||
1. | adagio (of tempo) leisurely | ||
Similar | slow | ||
Antonyms | fast | ||
English noun: adagio | |||
1. | adagio (communication) (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) | ||
Samples | They played the adagio too quickly. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | composition, musical composition, musical passage, opus, passage, piece, piece of music | ||
Domain category | music | ||
2. | adagio (act) a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore | ||
Part meronym | duet, pas de deux | ||
English adverb: adagio | |||
1. | adagio slowly | ||
Samples | Here you must play adagio. | ||
Domain category | music | ||