euphonious

eu·pho·ni·ous

adj \yü-ˈfō-nē-əs\

Definition of EUPHONIOUS

: pleasing to the ear

— eu·pho·ni·ous·ly adverb

— eu·pho·ni·ous·ness noun

Examples of EUPHONIOUS

1. <an opera singer with an appropriately euphonious name>
2. <the doorbell had a noticeably euphonious chime>

First Known Use of EUPHONIOUS

1774

Related to EUPHONIOUS

Synonyms: lyric, lyrical, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical

Antonyms: unlyrical

Related Words: dulcet, golden, sweet

Near Antonyms: disconnected, staccato; discordant, dissonant, grating, harsh, inharmonious, jarring, strident, unmelodious, unmusical

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with EUPHONIOUS

Antonius, erroneous, felonious, harmonious, Petronius, Polonius, Suetonius, symphonious