canorous

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adjective

melodious

Similar
dulcetboomingmusicalremugientsongfulmelodiousmelodic
OriginLatin canōrus →
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Meanings

adjectivecanorous (comparative more canorous, superlative most canorous)

comparative more canorous · superlative most canorous

  1. melodious

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

    1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

    Synonyms: dulcet

  2. resonant

    Synonyms: booming

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemelodious

Similar
dulcet

adjectiveresonant

Similar
booming
Similar
musicalremugient

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverichly melodious

Similar
songfulmelodiousmelodicmusical
Also see
boom-boomeuphoniousmelodicmelodiousmusicalorotundremugientresoundingsilver-tonguedsongfulsonoroustympanic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincanōrus
  2. Englishcanorous

From Latin canōrus.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian мелодичен, звучен
  • мелодичен (melodičen)melodious
  • звучен (zvučen)melodious
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APA

canorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canorous

MLA

“canorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canorous.

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