canorous
[ kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr- ]
adjective
melodious; musical.
Origin of canorous
1Other words from canorous
- ca·no·rous·ly, adverb
- ca·no·rous·ness, noun
Words Nearby canorous
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How to use canorous in a sentence
Some are graceful and smooth, however, and are canorous though never sonorous.
Sabbath in Puritan New England | Alice Morse Earle
British Dictionary definitions for canorous
canorous
/ (kəˈnɔːrəs) /
adjective
rare tuneful; melodious
Origin of canorous
1C17: from Latin canōrus, from canere to sing
Derived forms of canorous
- canorously, adverb
- canorousness, noun
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