allegretto adv 1: in a moderately quick tempo; "play this more allegretto" adj 1: (of tempo) faster than allegro n 1: a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro 2: a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
Allegretto \Al`le*gret"to\, a. [It., dim. of allegro.] (Mus.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. -- n. A movement in this time. [1913 Webster]