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canorousness

/ˈkænəɹəsnəs/

canorousness noun: the quality of being musical; melodiousness.

Noun

canorousness (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The quality of being musical; melodiousness.
    • He chooses his language for its rich canorousness rather than for intensity of meaning.1876, James Russell Lowell, “Spenser”, in Among My Books. Second Series., Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC, page 184

Origin of canorousness

From canorous + -ness.

Questions about canorousness

What does canorousness mean?
Canorousness means the quality of being musical; melodiousness.
What part of speech is canorousness?
Canorousness is a noun.
How do you pronounce canorousness?
Canorousness is pronounced /ˈkænəɹəsnəs/.

Words near canorousness in the dictionary

  1. canopying
  2. canopyless
  3. canopylike
  4. canorous
  5. canorously
  6. canorousness
  7. Canosan
  8. Canossa
  9. Canossan
  10. Canossian
  11. Canossians

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