Definitions

euphonious

[yoo-foh-nee-uhs] / yuˈfoʊ ni əs /

ADJECTIVE

pleasing to the ear

Synonyms

WEAK

agreeable clear dulcet harmonious mellifluous melodious musical rhythmic smooth sweet-sounding tuneful well-pitched

Example Sentences

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"Euphonious if you like, my dear; but to me it never seems a name at all."

From The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Balzac, Honoré de

But wherefore not?—'Tis pleasant, nice, Euphonious, though I know a spice It carries of antiquity And of the attic.

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry

Vocabulary lists containing euphonious

"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass

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"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell

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Lend Me Your Ears: Sound Words

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