adagio

nouns

(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
"they played the adagio too quickly"
adagio
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
is a type of (narrower)
a musical work that has been created
"the composition is written in four movements"
composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
is a type of (narrower)
a short section of a musical composition
musical passage, passage
a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
adagio
is a part of
(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
duet, pas de deux
is a type of (narrower)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore

adjectives

(of tempo) leisurely
adagio
is similar to
at a slow tempo
"the band played a slow waltz"
slow

adverbs

slowly
"here you must play adagio"
adagio
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music