unisonous, a.
(juːˈnɪsənəs)
[f. late L. unison-us (see unison) + -ous.]
1. Mus. Of the same pitch for the different voices or instruments; composed, performed, or rendered in unison or in octaves, and not in parts; unisonal.
| 1781 Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. 171 These apt notes [to sing the Psalms with] were about forty tunes, of one part only, and in one unisonous key. 1789 Burney Hist. Mus. III. 389 Nothing now but syllabic and unisonous psalmody was authorised in the Church. 1818 Blackw. Mag. III. 65 The Psalms being set to simple or unisonous melodies, to render them fit for public service. 1867 Contemp. Rev. IV. 190 Their deadness took the form of a drawling unisonous singing of the old tunes. 1894 Times 11 June 9/5 The player's left hand..was audibly less at home than the right in the unisonous finale. |
2. Exhibiting agreement, concord, or sameness of character or nature; concordant.
| 1812 Shelley Let. to Miss Hitchener 29 Jan., Minds unisonous in reason and feeling. 1851 Gallenga Italy II. xii. 415 The patriots are uniform, methodical in their transactions, unisonous in their demands. 1858 Gladstone Homer I. 34 The voice of the Homeric poems is in this respect..unisonous,..and not multiform. |