Ar"i*ose (#), a. [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 harmonic. Foreign Quart. Rev.
© Webster 1913.
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