different between ariose vs arioso

English

Etymology

From Italian arioso (“airy, breezy”) (from aria (“air; aria, song”) (from Ancient Greek ???? (??r, “air; wind”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ews- (“dawn; east”)) + -oso) +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???i???s/, /?æ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???i?o?s/, /?æ-/
• Hyphenation: ari?ose

Adjective

ariose (comparative more ariose, superlative most ariose)

1. (music) Melodic and song-like.

   Antonym: recitative

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:euphonious

Related terms

• aria
• arialike
• arioso (noun)

Translations

References

Italian

Adjective

ariose

1. feminine plural of arioso

Anagrams

• aerosi
• oserai

English

Etymology

Italian arioso

Noun

arioso (plural ariosos or ariosi)

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

Further reading

• “arioso” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

aria +? -oso

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?rjo.zo/, (traditional) /a?rjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo

Adjective

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

1. airy
2. breezy

Derived terms

• ariosamente
• ariosità

Anagrams

• rasoio
• rosaio

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)