aria

«aria» in Mova's school dictionary: a song for one singer in an opera, usually long and full… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an aria, arias)

meaning for a pupil

1) An aria is a song for one singer in an opera, usually long and full of feeling. tree →

2) An aria can also be a slow, tuneful piece of music like such a song. tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons it is an example of solo singing in opera, often by a soprano or tenor, showing what a character feels. In everyday life it appears in concerts and films. Aria is also a girl's name.

examples

• The singer's aria made the audience cry. tree →
• Mozart wrote many famous arias. tree →
• In the opera, the queen sings an angry aria. tree →
• We listened to an aria in music class. tree →
• An aria is sung by one person, not a choir. tree →
• My big sister practises a short aria for her singing exam. tree →

note

Countable: an aria, arias. Pronounced «AH-ree-a». Comes from the Italian word for «air» or «tune». Not the same as «area» (a space or the size of a surface).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aria» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.