staccato
Other forms: staccatos
Staccato is a musical term for notes that are played quickly and sharply. It can also refer to anything characterized by similar beats, such as the staccato clacking of a woman's high heels on a tile floor.
There is nothing quite so pleasant as lying in bed on a Saturday morning listening to the staccato tapping of rain on the roof, knowing that everything you had planned will now be canceled. Other staccato sounds are not so pleasant — like your neighbor learning to play the drums or a jack hammer blaring right outside your window.
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separating the notes; in music“play this staccato, please”antonyms:legato(music) connecting the notes
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(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply“staccato applause”“a staccato command”“staccato notes”synonyms: disconnectedantonyms:legato(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
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a series of sharp, distinct soundstype of:noisesound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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