euphonious
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of euphonious
Explanation
Something euphonious sounds beautiful and pleasant. "You have a euphonious voice!" is a great compliment for a singer. This word sounds pretty when you say it, so it makes sense that it describes something pleasing to the ear. Most often, this word applies to music and a person's tone or accent. A great public speaker might have a euphonious voice. A well-written poem sounds euphonious. Many people find the sounds of nature euphonious. But the sound of barking, howling dogs? Not so euphonious.
Vocabulary lists containing euphonious
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell
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Example Sentences
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Generally when popular movies become stage works they start singing, and the sound is rarely euphonious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“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 • Aug. 9, 2022
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 • May 2, 2022
The word, for Osmond, was “clear, euphonious and uncontaminated by other associations”.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2020
The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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