legato.

With musical notes joined smoothly, without distinct gaps.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• play legato
• legato phrasing

On the page

He played legato while the rain marked a separate rhythm.

Legato, the melody crossed the bar line without a break.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Invariable musical direction; do not invent comparative, plural, or tense forms. Related noun forms, where applicable, are noted by sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.