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Aria vs Ditty - What's the difference?

aria | ditty | Related terms |

Aria is a related term of ditty.


As a proper noun aria

is .

As a noun ditty is

a short verse or tune.

As a verb ditty is

to sing; to warble a little tune.

aria

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
  • Anagrams

    * * ----

    ditty

    English

    Noun

    (ditties)
  • A short verse or tune.
  • The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.
  • * Milton
  • Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
  • * Sandys
  • And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
  • A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
  • * Spenser
  • O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.

    Verb

  • To sing; to warble a little tune.
  • * Herbert
  • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

    See also

    * ditty bag * doggerel * jingle