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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[It.

arioso

, fr.

aria

Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.

Mendelssohn wants the

ariose

beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.

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ariose ‎(comparative more ariose, superlative most ariose)

(music) melodic and song-like.
Much easy-listening music is light and ariose.

melodic and song-like

ariose