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EUPHONIOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does euphonious mean? 

EUPHONIOUS (adjective)
  The adjective EUPHONIOUS has 2 senses:

1. having a pleasant soundplay

2. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or stridentplay

  Familiarity information: EUPHONIOUS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUPHONIOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a pleasant sound

Synonyms:

euphonious; euphonous

Context example:

a euphonious trill of silver laughter

Similar:

golden (suggestive of gold)

silvern; silvery (resembling or reminiscent of silver)

Antonym:

cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)

Derivation:

euphony (any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident

Context example:

her euphonious Southern speech

Similar:

soft ((of sound) relatively low in volume)

Domain usage:

accent; dialect; idiom (the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people)

Derivation:

euphony (any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds)


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