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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ariose \Ar"i*ose\, adjective [It. arioso, fr. aria.] Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic. --Foreign Quart. Rev. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ariose
adjective: having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: {songlike}]
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