canorous

English

Etymology

From Latin canōrus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

canorous (comparative more canorous, superlative most canorous)

1. melodious
   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:

     Unfortunately Watt was thinking of birds at the time, their missile flights, their canorous reloadings.

2. resonant

Synonyms

• (melodious): dulcet, musical; see also Thesaurus:euphonious
• (resonant): booming, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous

Derived terms

• canorously
• canorousness

Translations

melodious

• Bulgarian: мелодичен (bg) (melodičen), звучен (bg) (zvučen)