Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 12 compound words that contain mezzo. The most common are listed below. Open mezzo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- mezzo-sopranoA voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo forteLouder than mezzo piano, but softer than forte.
- mezzo pianomoderately soft
- mezzo-sopranosplural of mezzo-soprano: A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo-rilievohalf-relief; a middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief
- mezzo-rilievosplural of mezzo-rilievo: half-relief; a middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief
- mezzo-relievoArchaic form of mezzo-rilievo: half-relief; a middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief
- mezzo-relievosplural of mezzo-relievo: half-relief; a middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief
Compound words 12
- mezzolikeResembling or characteristic of a mezzo part in music.
- intermezzoA short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.
- mezzotintA form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
- mezzobrowmiddlebrow
- mezzobrowsplural of mezzobrow: middlebrow
- mezzographsplural of mezzograph: A multicolored picture having the colors printed via photolithography and then overprinted in black or blue collotype for the outlines.
- mezzotintedsimple past and past participle of mezzotint
- mezzotintingpresent participle and gerund of mezzotint
- mezzotintsplural of mezzotint: A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
- passemezzoAlternative form of passamezzo (“Italian folk dance”).