From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Andante \An*dan"te\, adjective [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement or piece in andante time. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: (of tempo) moderately slow
noun
1: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
adverb
1: at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "andante": a poco, adagietto, adagio, allargando, allegretto, allegro, andante tempo, andantino, beat, calando, claudication, compound time, crawl, creep, crescendo, dead march, decrescendo, diminuendo, dogtrot, duple time, footpace, forte, fortissimo, funeral march, hobble, jog, jog trot, larghetto, larghissimo, largo, legato, leisurely gait, lento, limp, lumbering pace, marcando, march tempo, mincing steps, mixed times, pianissimo, piano, pizzicato, plod, prestissimo, presto, rack, rag, ragtime, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, rubato, saunter, scherzando, scherzo, sextuple time, shamble, shuffle, simple time, slouch, slow march, slow motion, spiccato, staccato, stretto, stroll, syncopation, syncope, tempo, tempo rubato, three-quarter time, time, time pattern, timing, triple time, triplet, trudge, two-four time, waddle, walk, waltz time
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