cantabile

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).

Noun

cantabile (plural cantabiles)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)

1. (music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically

Adjective

cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)

1. (music) Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical

Anagrams

• anticable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantabile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.ta.bil/, /kɑ̃.ta.bil.e/

Noun

cantabile m (plural cantabiles)

1. (music) cantabile

Adjective

cantabile (plural cantabiles)

1. (music) cantabile

Further reading

• “cantabile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• câblaient

Etymology

From cantare +‎ -abile.

Noun

cantabile m (plural cantabili)

1. cantabile

Adjective

cantabile (masculine and feminine plural cantabili)

1. cantabile
2. singable

Adverb

cantabile

1. cantabile

Derived terms

• cantabilità

Adjective

cantābile

1. nominative neuter singular of cantābilis
2. accusative neuter singular of cantābilis
3. vocative neuter singular of cantābilis