cantabile, singing
(adjective) smooth and flowing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cantabile (plural cantabiles)
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
(music) A passage having this mark
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
(music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
(music) Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical
• anticable
Source: Wiktionary
Can*ta"bi*le, a. Etym: [It., cantare to sing.] (Mus.)
Definition: In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.
Can*ta"bi*le, n. (Mus.)
Definition: A piece or pessage, whether vocal or instrumental, pecuilarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
