Associations to the word «Adagio»
Noun
Wiktionary
ADAGIO, noun. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
ADAGIO, noun. (music) A passage having this mark.
ADAGIO, noun. (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
ADAGIO, adverb. (music) Played rather slowly.
ADAGIO, adjective. (music) Describing a passage having this mark.
Dictionary definition
ADAGIO, noun. (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly".
ADAGIO, noun. A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers.
ADAGIO, adverb. Slowly; "here you must play adagio".
ADAGIO, adjective. (of tempo) leisurely.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.