canorous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- canorously adverb
- canorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of canorous
1640–50; < Latin canōrus, equivalent to canōr- (stem of canor song, equivalent to can ( ere ) to sing + -or -or 1 ) + -us -ous
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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?
From Project Gutenberg
His engines had frightened her with their canorous roar.
From Project Gutenberg
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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