adverb
- very loudly
Usage: musical term
adjective
- very loud
Usage: musical term
noun
- a very loud passage in music
Usage: musical term
Examples
- The orchestra played the finale fortissimo.
- The composer marked the passage fortissimo in the score.
- She sang the high note fortissimo, filling the concert hall.
- The fortissimo section made the audience jump.
- The pianist built to a dramatic fortissimo climax.
- The brass section entered fortissimo during the march.