crescendo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness
  2. verb grow louder
  3. adjective gradually increasing in volume

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crescendo, gerund of crescere (“to grow, to increase”).

In classic literature

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading