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Webster 1913 Edition

Arioso

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Aˊri-o′so

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adv.
&
Adj.
[It.]
(Mus.)
In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arioso

ARIO'SO

,
Adj.
Light; airy.
But according to Rousseau, applied to music, it denotes a kind of melody bordering on the majestic style of a capital air.

Definition 2024

arioso

arioso

English

Noun

arioso ‎(plural ariosos)

  1. (music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria

Translations

French

Adverb

arioso

  1. (music) in an arioso style

Italian

Etymology

aria +‎ -oso

Adjective

arioso m ‎(feminine singular ariosa, masculine plural ariosi, feminine plural ariose)

  1. airy
  2. breezy

Derived terms

Anagrams

Portuguese

Adjective

arioso m ‎(feminine singular ariosa, masculine plural ariosos, feminine plural ariosas, comparable)

  1. (music) ariose (melodic and song-like)

Noun

arioso m (plural ariosos)

  1. (music) arioso (a musical style similar to aria)

Etymology

Italian

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