Home › Words › A › ariettearietteariette · noun — A short aria, or air.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French ariette, from Italian arietta.nounA short aria, or air.e.g.“a military ariette” — 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: LongmDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.arietta 87% match — a short aria. vs ariette →arialike 68% match — Resembling or characteristic of an aria. vs ariette →aria 68% match — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. vs ariette →cabaletta 64% match — A short, rhythmically repetitive aria. vs ariette →ariose 63% match — Melodic and song-like. vs ariette →arioso 61% match — A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria. vs ariette →poemette 61% match — A short poem. vs ariette →recitativo 60% match — A recitative. vs ariette →