different between arkose vs ariose

English

Noun

arkose (countable and uncountable, plural arkoses)

1. (geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.

Derived terms

• arkosic

Translations

Anagrams

• Koreas, Kosrae, resoak, soaker

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.koz/

Noun

arkose f (plural arkoses)

1. (geology) arkose

Lithuanian

Noun

arkose f

1. locative plural of arka

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