euphonies

Variant of euphony

noun pl. euphonies

  1. the quality of having a pleasing sound
  2. pleasant combination of agreeable sounds in spoken words
  3. such a combination of words

Origin: Fr euphonie < LL euphonia < Gr euphōnia < euphōnos, sweet-voiced, musical < eu- (see eu-) + phōnē, voice: see phone

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