Cadence

Quick meaning: Cadence is a noun meaning The act or state of declining or sinking.

Meaning

The act or state of declining or sinking.

More Meanings

1. The measure or beat of movement.
2. Balanced, rhythmic flow.
3. The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
4. (music) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
5. (speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
6. (dance) A dance move which ends a phrase.
7. (music) A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.

Example Sentences

Now was the sun in western cadence low.

The accents […] were in passion's tenderest cadence.

The cadence of Raimey's voice is pure Down-Easter Maine

Blustering winds, which all night long / Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull / Seafaring men o'erwatched.

Word Forms

• cadences
• cadencing
• cadenced

Synonyms for cadence

Depending on context, synonyms include clausula, beat, measure, meter, cadency.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beat, measure, meter, cadency, soft, speed.

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