English dictionary

staccato

/st/@/'k/A/t/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

adj.all

Examples
Staccato applause.

A staccato command.

Staccato notes.

Synonyms disconnected

Antonyms legato smooth

Source: WordNet 3.0
Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to <i>legato</i>, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.

adjective

Source: webster1913