Aria
//ˈɑː.ɹi.ə// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- 2 an elaborate song for solo voice wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Acronym of Accessible Rich Internet Applications. Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 2 region in modern-day Afghanistan historical
- 3 A female given name from English.
"Aria Montgomery burrowed her face in her best friend Alison DiLaurentis's lawn."
- 4 Acronym of Australian Recording Industry Association. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 5 Acronym of Advanced Research and Invention Agency. UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Example
More examples"The third aria is the part in which she makes herself heard the best."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of air.
Etymology 2
As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya from Sanskrit, and Aria, Dutch short form of Adriana.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.