euphonious

American  

[yoo-foh-nee-uhs] / yuˈfoʊ ni əs /

adjective

1. pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony.

   a sweet, euphonious voice.

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Other Word Forms

• euphoniously adverb
• euphoniousness noun
• noneuphonious adjective
• noneuphoniously adverb
• noneuphoniousness noun
• uneuphonious adjective
• uneuphoniously adverb
• uneuphoniousness noun

Etymology

Origin of euphonious

First recorded in 1765–75; euphony + -ous

Example Sentences

“It was euphonious to be able to use this melody instead” Autonomous vehicles have long been held up as a solution to the many transportation woes confronted by people with disabilities.

From The Verge

When a D.J. casually refers to Creed as “testosterone rockers from Tallahassee,” for example, King comments about that phrase, “It’s absolutely euphonious, my version of cellar door.”

From New York Times

A starred Publisher’s Weekly review of the book described it as “gripping, euphonious … and full of storytelling magic.”

From Seattle Times

Eva Hughes, 74, a retired associate minister at a church in Roanoke, Va., looks forward to Ms. Brown’s videos and delights in her euphonious Southern accent.

From New York Times

The word, for Osmond, was “clear, euphonious and uncontaminated by other associations”.

From The Guardian