Added 9 October 2026 adagio /əˈdɑːd͡ʒiəʊ/ noun Categories: LanguageActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adagio at Wordnik → Where our words come from → (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully). they played the adagio too quickly A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers. adjective (of tempo) leisurely. adverb Slowly. here you must play adagio Origin Borrowed from Italian adagio. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: slowallegropocoslowlyadagiettoandantelentoaddoloratocantabileandantinoaccompagnato Back to today's word