sciolto

S1C3I1O1L1T1O1

adjective

Light, free and easy; without strictness or legato.

OriginItalian sciolto →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivesciolto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentLight, free and easy; without strictness or legato.
adverbsciolto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentPlayed in such a manner.
nounsciolto (plural scioltos)

plural scioltos

  1. entertainmentA directive in a score specifying that the music is to be played in this manner.

Origin

  1. Italiansciolto
  2. Englishsciolto

Borrowed from Italian sciolto, from sciogliere (“to set free”).

More words from Italian

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sciolto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolto

MLA

“sciolto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sciolto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciolto.

Source: sciolto on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.