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canorous

[kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-]

adjective

  1. melodious; musical.



canorous

/ əˈɔːə /

adjective

  1. raretuneful; melodious

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • canorously adverb
  • canorousness noun
  • ˈԴǰdzܲ adverb
  • ˈԴǰdzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of canorous1

1640–50; < Latin ōܲ, equivalent to ō- (stem of canor song, equivalent to can ( ere ) to sing + -or -or 1 ) + -us -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of canorous1

C17: from Latin ōܲ, from canere to sing
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Her titillating descriptions and canorous phrasing are a pleasure — so much so that I wished her to go bolder, to set the scene and capture the characters in rich Technicolor.

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Contents of the Phrase.—Here is a great deal of talk about rhythm—and naturally; for in our canorous language rhythm is always at the door.

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Have you a friend in the army, especially one who sings occasionally, or if he be not canorous, say a friend who likes to read songs and hear them sung by others?

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His engines had frightened her with their canorous roar.

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In a twinkling his rifle was at his shoulder, and through the wild canorous note of the wind, Stane caught his hail.

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