canorous

ca·no·rous

adj \kə-ˈnȯr-əs, ˈka-nə-rəs\

Definition of CANOROUS

: pleasant sounding : melodious

— ca·no·rous·ly adverb

— ca·no·rous·ness noun

Examples of CANOROUS

1. <a canorous chorus of birdsong filled the morning air>

Origin of CANOROUS

Latin canorus, from canor melody, from canere to sing — more at chant

First Known Use: 1646

Related to CANOROUS

Synonyms: harmonious, euphonic, euphonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical, symphonic, symphonious, tuneful

Antonyms: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonious, tuneless, unmelodious, unmusical

Related Words: blending, chiming, flowing, mellifluent, mellifluous; dulcet, mellow, melodic, sweet; echoing, resonant, sonorous; quavering, trilling, warbling; agreeable, appealing, pleasant; cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical), songful, songlike; chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), tonal

Near Antonyms: blaring, clanging, clashing, clattering, grating, harsh, jangling, jarring, metallic, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident; disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing; atonal, off-key

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Rhymes with CANOROUS

Centaurus, clitoris, decorous, pelorus, phosphorous, sonorous, thesaurus