legato

Questions about legato

What does legato mean?

legato means "(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in legato?

legato has 3 syllables: le-ga-to. The stress falls on "ga". In IPA it is /ləˈɡɑˌtoʊ/.

What is another word for legato?

Close synonyms include smooth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of legato?

The recorded antonyms are staccato, staccato.

Is legato a common word?

legato is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with legato?

24 words rhyme with legato. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.