pianism

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noun

One's way of playing the piano.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounpianism (countable and uncountable, plural pianisms)

plural pianisms

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentOne's way of playing the piano.

    There is nothing showy in her pianism, nothing cloying about her expressivity.

    2009 January 5, Anthony Tommasini, “Reopening a Pianist's Treasury of Chopin”, in New York Times
  2. countableuncountableentertainmentA way of composing or an instance of passagework that is idiomatic, ergonomic, and intrinsically well-suited to the unique capabilities and expressive characteristics of the piano as an instrument.

Origin

  1. Englishpianoforteclip.
  2. Englishpiano
  3. Englishpianism

From piano + -ism.

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APA

pianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianism

MLA

“pianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pianism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianism.

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