ritenuto
/ˌrɪtɛˈn(j)uːtəʊ
/Music
adverb & adjective
(Especially as a direction) with an immediate reduction of speed.What of the conductor who fails to execute adequately the rallentando or the ritenuto markings on his musical score?
noun (plural ritenutos or ritenuti /ˌrɪtɛˈn(j)uːti/)
An immediate reduction of speed.
Origin
Italian, literally 'retained, restrained'.
Rhymes
- ungodly
- ungovernability
- ungovernable
- ungovernably
- ungoverned
- ungraceful
- ungracefully
- ungracefulness
- ungracious
- ungraciously
- ungraciousness
- ungraded
- ungrammatical
- ungrammaticality
- ungrammatically
- ungrammaticalness
- ungraspable
- ungrateful
- ungratefully
- ungratefulness
- ungrave
- ungreased
- ungreen
- ungreenly
- ungroomed