adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   melodious

   "Unfortunately Watt was thinking of birds at the time, their missile flights, their canorous reloadings."

2. 2
   resonant

Adjective

1. 1
   richly melodious wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agreeableappealingboom-boomboomingcantabilecatchy

Example

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"Unfortunately Watt was thinking of birds at the time, their missile flights, their canorous reloadings."

Etymology

From Latin canōrus.

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