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canorous

[kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-] / kəˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
melodic
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A whisp of a canorous clarinet or a rumbling rattle is all it takes for a kind of instant transport to a far-off time and place.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2025

Then there came a canorous snarl of bass, and then, abruptly, with resistless charm, and with full-bodied, satisfying amplitude of volume the opening movement of the overture of "Carmen."

From The Pit by Frank Norris

Then, like a rumble of thunder, heard we a canorous roar.

From Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. (Robert William) Service

But the other Paris, the Paris of the canorous night, the Paris of the Parisians!

From Europe After 8:15 by Thomas H. Benton

There is a more canorous and horn-like quality to the crowing of Gildersleeve's rooster, and his hens chant cheerily as they kick the litter about.

From Back Home by Eugene Wood




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