canorous

[kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-]

adjective

1. melodious; musical.

canorous

/ kəˈnɔːrəs /

adjective

1. rare,  tuneful; melodious

Other Word Forms

• canorously adverb
• canorousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of canorous¹

1640–50; < Latin canōrus, equivalent to canōr- (stem of canor song, equivalent to can ( ere ) to sing + -or -or ¹ ) + -us -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of canorous¹

C17: from Latin canōrus, from canere to sing

Example Sentences

A whisp of a canorous clarinet or a rumbling rattle is all it takes for a kind of instant transport to a far-off time and place.

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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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