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.
allegretto adj : (of tempo) faster than allegro n : a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro adv : in a moderately quick tempo; "play this more allegretto"