allegretto Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
  2. noun a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
  3. adjective satellite (of tempo) faster than allegro
  4. adverb in a moderately quick tempo
    • play this more allegretto

WordNet

Al`le*gret"to adjective
Etymology
It., dim. of allegro.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. -- n. A movement in this time.

Webster 1913