Phrase guide

upright piano

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boudoir piano, cabinet piano, straight piano

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a piano with a vertical sounding board

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: upright

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piano, pianoforte, forte-piano

Narrower terms: spinet

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: піяні́на (pijanína) — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Catalan: piano vertical — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立式鋼琴 /立式钢琴 (lìshì gāngqín) — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Esperanto: pianeto — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Finnish: pystypiano — a keyboard musical instrument
  • French: piano droit — a keyboard musical instrument
  • German: Pianino — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Greek: όρθιο πιάνο (órthio piáno) — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Hungarian: pianínó — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Icelandic: stofupíanó — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Latvian: pianīns — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Polish: pianino — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Romanian: pianină — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Russian: пиани́но (pianíno) — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Spanish: piano vertical — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Ukrainian: піані́но (pianíno) — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Volapük: stanapianod — a keyboard musical instrument
  • Yakut: пианино (pianino) — a keyboard musical instrument