euphony

Euphony is defined as a pleasing or enjoyable sound, or a combination of pleasant sounds and words.

(noun)

See euphony in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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noun pl. eu·pho·nies

Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words.

Origin:

Origin: French euphonie

Origin: , from Late Latin euphōnia

Origin: , from Greek euphōniā

Origin: , from euphōnos, sweet-voiced

Origin: : eu-, eu-

Origin: + phōnē, sound; see bhā-² in Indo-European roots

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