aria
/ˈɑː.ɹi.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.39 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
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A female given name from English.
Example Sentences
- "Aria Montgomery burrowed her face in her best friend Alison DiLaurentis's lawn."
- "Aria is not surprised to hear there is an Ardat-Yakshi on the planet. There have been reports of bodies and minds drained in ways only the Ardat-Yakshi are capable of. Aria tells you that Morinth’s last victim was a young human woman who lived in the tenements near Afterlife."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āera Italian ariabor. English aria From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of air.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: aria, āerem, ἀήρ
Usage
- British usage