lentissimo

• Adjectif rare ou technique, d'origine italienne, signifiant « très lent » ou « lent au plus haut point », employé surtout en musique ou dans des contextes historiques pour marquer une lenteur extrême.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'very slow' or 'sluggish', derived from Italian musical terminology (lentissimo, meaning 'very slowly'). It is no longer used in modern English outside of historical or musical contexts.

1. Very slow tempoC2formalart

   A musical direction indicating that a passage should be performed extremely slowly.

   Très lentement

   • The conductor instructed the orchestra to play the adagio lentissimo.
   • The final movement was marked lentissimo, creating a deeply solemn atmosphere.
   • In the lentissimo section, each note was held for its full value.

   Synonymeslarghissimo

   Antonymesprestissimo