Definitions for tenuto

tenuto te·nu·to

Spelling: [tuh-noo-toh; Italian te-noo-taw]
IPA: /təˈnu toʊ; Italian tɛˈnu tɔ/

Tenuto is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in tenuto (enottu).

Definitions for tenuto

adjective

  1. Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.

Origin of tenuto

1890-95; Italian: held (past participle of tenere) Vulgar Latin *tenūtus, for Latin tentus

Examples for tenuto

His tone is all through his nose, and his tenuto is like the tremulant stop on the organ.

tenuto—(from teneo, to hold)—a direction signifying that the tones are to be prolonged to the full value indicated by the notes.

Word Value for tenuto
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

Similar words for tenuto
Word of the day