melodious
melodious
Definition
me·lo·di·ous (mə lō′dē əs)
adjective
- containing or producing melody
- pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; tuneful
Etymology: OFr melodieus
me·lo′·di·ously adverb
me·lo′·di·ous·ness noun
melodious
Synonyms
melodious
modif.
Antonyms
melodious
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- warbler: On St. Agnes there was a Melodious Warbler on the 28 th which was still present on the 29 th.
- tone: The Nokia 3510i phone with polyphonic ringing tones has vastly improved sound quality for melodious ringing tones, message alerts, and gaming sounds.
- voice: Now or never he must use the strong, if not melodious voice which nature had bestowed upon him.
- sound: At another steep sided gorge I heard the melodious sound of a shepherd girl calling her small flock.
- song: They would exchange stories of their lives or sometimes break out in the melodious, sad songs of the south.
- music: We forge raw and melodious music set against dark comedic lyrics: snakes, sharks and bandits lurk at the core of our songs.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The bells were difficult to ring and not very melodious.
Browse dictionary entries near melodious
- melodica
- melodic
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- mellowed
- mellow
- Mellotron
- mellophone
- Mellon
- mellifluous
- mellifluent
- melodist
- melodize
- melodrama
- melodramatic
- melodramatics
- melody
- meloid
- melolonthid
- melon
- Melos
