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ariose

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹiːəʊs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæ-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɑɹiˌoʊs/
  • General-American: /ˈæ-/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Melodic and song-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • Much easy-listening music is light and ariose.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: recitative

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: songlike

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: arioso — melodic and song-like