Meanings
adjectivepianistic (comparative more pianistic, superlative most pianistic)
comparative more pianistic · superlative most pianistic
- Of or pertaining to piano playing.
But it offers pianistic thrills as well as a few moments of dreamy introspection, and Mr. Ax played it with the vitality and thoughtfulness listeners expect of him.
2009 January 5, Allan Kozinn, “A Hefty Sound for Bach and a Piano-Centric Strauss and Szymanowski”, in New York Times - Suitable for playing on a piano, well-suited to piano playing.
Antonyms: unpianistic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSuitable for playing on a piano, well-suited to piano playing.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₂nós
- Proto-Italic*plānos
- Latinplānus
- Italianpiano
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰerǵʰ-
- Proto-Italic*forktis
- Old Latinforctis
- Latinfortis
- Italianforte
- Italianpianoforte
- Englishpianoforteclip.
- Englishpiano
- Englishpianistic
Translations
Finnish pianistinen, pianolle sopiva
- pianistinenpertaining to piano playing
- pianolle sopivasuitable for playing on a piano
French pianistique, pianistique
- pianistiquepertaining to piano playing
- pianistiquesuitable for playing on a piano
Italian pianistico, pianistico
- pianisticopertaining to piano playing
- pianisticosuitable for playing on a piano
Polish pianistyczny
- pianistycznypertaining to piano playing
Slovak pianistický
- pianistickýpertaining to piano playing
Spanish pianístico
- pianísticopertaining to piano playing
Cite this entry
APA
pianistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianistic
MLA
“pianistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pianistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pianistic.
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