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 is harmonic.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.