ariose
Syllables: ari·ose/ˈɒɹiːəʊs/US/ˈɑɹiˌoʊs/
ariose adjective: melodic and song-like.
Adjective
ariose (comparative more ariose, superlative most ariose)
- Melodic and song-like.
- Much easy-listening music is light and ariose.
- AR′IŌSE, a. [From arioso.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony; as, the ariose beauty of Handel.[1863, John Ogilvie, “ARIOSE”, in The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and Scientific, on the Basis of Webster’s English Dictionary, […], volume I, London; Glasgow; Edinburgh: Blackie and...
- Synonyms:
- euphonious
- Antonyms:
- recitative
ariose meaning in Bengali
ariose in Bengali
- সুমধুর
Synonyms of ariose
Antonyms
Forms of ariose
| comparative | more ariose |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ariose |
Origin of ariose
From Italian arioso (“airy, breezy”) (from aria (“air; aria, song”) (from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr, “air; wind”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn; east”)) + -oso) + -ose.
Questions about ariose
- What does ariose mean?
- Ariose means melodic and song-like.
- What is ariose in Bengali?
- Ariose in Bengali is সুমধুর. See Ariose meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is ariose?
- Ariose is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ariose?
- Ariose is pronounced /ˈɒɹiːəʊs/ (UK).
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