Ariose
/ˈɒɹiːəʊs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Melodic and song-like.
"Much easy-listening music is light and ariose."
Adjective
- 1 having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) wordnet
Example
More examples"Much easy-listening music is light and ariose."
Etymology
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.