- cantabile⇄adj. in a smooth and flowing style; songlike.
Ex. After the interval he turned to virtuosity and romance in various smaller pieces, pouring rich, ripe cantabile tone and eloquent phrasing into Bloch's passionate ""Nigun"" (London Times). - cantabile⇄cantabile, adjective, noun.
(Music.) - cantabile⇄noun 1. cantabile style.
Ex. Her clear, pure, soft cantabile was as admirable as her forceful ... fortissimo in climaxes (London Times).
2. a musical piece or passage in this style.