euphonic

American  

[yoo-fon-ik] / yuˈfɒn ɪk /

Archaic, euphonical

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by euphony.

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euphonic British  

/ juːˈfɒnɪk, juːˈfəʊnɪəs /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to euphony; pleasing to the ear

2. (of speech sounds) altered for ease of pronunciation

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Other Word Forms

• euphonically adverb
• euphonicalness noun
• euphoniousness noun
• uneuphonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of euphonic

First recorded in 1805–15; euphon(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

Reliving those halcyon days, my early 20s and early 40s have melded in euphoric, and euphonic, unison.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Then I mangle a “merci” and step between the tables, each crowded with young tech workers speaking in euphonic blends of French and English, to a stool by the window overlooking the crowded street.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

They’re the ones I dance in my bedroom with, in part because they’re smaller and lighter, and in part because their tuning is simply more euphonic.

From The Verge • May 3, 2019

“Tutti,” a work for large instrumental ensemble and electronic sounds, is hardly a “tonal” work, as American neo-Romantics would write, but it is deeply euphonic, drawing on a palette both traditional and exploratory.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2017

NOTE.—The forms co-, col-, com-, and cor-, are euphonic variations of con-.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton