Legato — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

connecting the notes; in music

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lɛɡˈɑːɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/lɛɡˈɑːtəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lɛɡˈɑːtəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /lɛɡˈɑːɾoʊ/.

Examples

a legato passage
play this legato, please

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth

Antonyms

staccato

Parts of Speech

adjective	(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected “a legato passage”
adverb	connecting the notes; in music “play this legato, please”

Word Forms

smoothness

noun

the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

ligado

(música) sin pausas entre notas; suave y conectado

🇷🇺Russian

легато

(музыка) без перерывов между нотами; гладкий и связный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लोगाटो

(संगीत) स्वरों के बीच बिना विराम के; चिकना और जुड़ा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

লেগাটো

(সঙ্গীত) নোটের মধ্যে বিরতি ছাড়া; মসৃণ এবং সংযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

லெகாடோ

(இசை) குறிப்புகளுக்கு இடையில் இடைவெளி இல்லாமல்; மென்மையான மற்றும் இணைக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

లెగటో

(సంగీతం) గమనికల మధ్య విరామాలు లేకుండా; మృదువైన మరియు కనెక్ట్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆಗಟೊ

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ವಿರಾಮವಿಲ್ಲದೆ; ನಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലെഗറ്റോ

(സംഗീതം) കുറിപ്പുകൾക്കിടയിൽ ഇടവേളകളില്ലാതെ; സുഗമവും ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചതും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连奏

（音乐）音符之间没有间断；平滑且连接

🇯🇵Japanese

レガート

（音楽）音符間に休憩なし。スムーズでつながった

🇰🇷Korean

레가토

(음악) 음표 사이에 중단이 없음; 부드럽고 연결됨

🇹🇭Thai

เลกาโต

(ดนตรี) โดยไม่หยุดพักระหว่างโน้ต ราบรื่นและเชื่อมต่อกัน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منبسط

(موسيقى) بدون فواصل بين النغمات؛ سلسة ومتصلة

🇮🇷Persian

لگاتو

(موسیقی) بدون وقفه بین نت ها؛ صاف و متصل

🇹🇷Turkish

miras

(müzik) notalar arasında ara vermeden; pürüzsüz ve bağlantılı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לגטו

(מוזיקה) ללא הפסקות בין תווים; חלק ומחובר

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The primary meaning of 'legato' is '(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected'.

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