I. |ärē|ō(ˌ)sō, |ar-, -(ˌ)zō adjective
Etymology: Italian
: resembling an aria: as
a. of a vocal passage : involving a mixture of free recitative and metrical song
b. of an instrumental passage : resembling an accompanied recitative or aria
II. adverb
: in arioso style — used as a direction in music
III. noun
( plural ariosos also ario·si -(ˌ)sē)
: an arioso composition or passage