cantabile

can·ta·bi·le  (kän-täb-l) Music

adv. & adj.

In a smooth, lyrical, flowing style. Used chiefly as a direction.

n.

A cantabile passage or movement.

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[Italian, from Late Latin cantbilis, worthy to be sung, from Latin cantre, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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cantabile [kænˈtɑːbɪlɪ] Music

adj & adv

(Music / Classical Music) (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously

n

(Music / Classical Music) a piece or passage performed in this way

[Italian, from Late Latin cantābilis, from Latin cantāre to sing]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cantabile - smooth and flowing singing music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"