Staccato — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

separating the notes; in music

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɐkˈɑːɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/stɐkˈɑːtəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɐkˈɑːtəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /stɐkˈɑːɾoʊ/.

Examples

staccato applause
a staccato command
staccato notes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disconnected

Antonyms

legato

Parts of Speech

adjective	(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply “staccato applause”
adverb	separating the notes; in music “play this staccato, please”

Word Forms

disconnectedness

noun

state of being disconnected

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

стаккато

(музыка), отмеченная или состоящая из отдельных частей или звуков; резко обрезать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंबद्ध रीति

(संगीत) अलग-अलग हिस्सों या ध्वनियों से चिह्नित या बना हुआ; कुरकुरा छोटा काटें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্যাকাটো

(সঙ্গীত) বিচ্ছিন্ন অংশ বা শব্দ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা গঠিত; ছোট খাস্তা কাটা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்டாக்காடோ

(இசை) துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட பாகங்கள் அல்லது ஒலிகளால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; மிருதுவாக சுருக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టాకాటో

(సంగీతం) గుర్తించబడిన లేదా డిస్‌కనెక్ట్ చేయబడిన భాగాలు లేదా శబ్దాలతో కూడి ఉంటుంది; స్ఫుటంగా చిన్నగా కత్తిరించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટેકાટો

(સંગીત) ડિસ્કનેક્ટ થયેલા ભાગો અથવા અવાજો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત અથવા બનેલું; ટૂંકા કરકરા કાપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಕಾಟೊ

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕಡಿತಗೊಂಡ ಭಾಗಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಶಬ್ದಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಗರಿಗರಿಯಾಗಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕದಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റാക്കാറ്റോ

(സംഗീതം) വിച്ഛേദിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഭാഗങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രചിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്; ക്രിസ്പ് ആയി ചുരുക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断奏

（音乐）由不连续的部分或声音标记或组成；脆脆地剪短

🇯🇵Japanese

スタッカート

（音楽）切断された部分または音によってマークされる、または切断された部分または音で構成される。サクサク短く切る

🇰🇷Korean

단음

(음악) 단절된 부분이나 소리로 표시되거나 구성됩니다. 싱싱하게 짧게 잘라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắt âm

(âm nhạc) được đánh dấu bằng hoặc bao gồm các phần hoặc âm thanh bị ngắt kết nối; cắt ngắn gọn gàng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ต่อเนื่อง

(ดนตรี) ทำเครื่องหมายหรือประกอบด้วยส่วนหรือเสียงที่ขาดการเชื่อมต่อ ตัดสั้นอย่างคมชัด

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقطع

(موسيقى) مميزة أو مؤلفة من أجزاء أو أصوات منفصلة؛ قطع قصيرة بشكل واضح

🇮🇷Persian

استاکاتو

(موسیقی) مشخص شده یا متشکل از قطعات یا صداهای جدا شده؛ کوتاه کوتاه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kesik kesik

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; kısa kesin

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטַקָטוֹ

(מוזיקה) מסומנת על ידי או מורכבת מחלקים או צלילים מנותקים; לקצר בצורה חדה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'staccato'?

The primary meaning of 'staccato' is '(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply'.

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Using 'staccato' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'staccato' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'staccato' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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