euphonious
Meanings
Adjective
- having a pleasant sound
- "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
Adjective Satellite
- (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
- "her euphonious Southern speech"
Adj
- Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
Origin / Etymology
From euphonical + -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Euphonical is derived from euphonic + -al (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’); with euphonic from euphony + -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), and euphony borrowed from French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).
Synonyms
ariose, birdsweet, canorous, concentual, dulcet, euphonic, euphonical, euphonious, euphonous, harmonical, harmonious, listenable, mellifluent, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, musical, sonorous, soundful, symphonious, tunable, tuneful
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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