euphonious
[ yoo-foh-nee-uhs ]
adjective
pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony: a sweet, euphonious voice.
Origin of euphonious
1Other words from euphonious
- eu·pho·ni·ous·ly, adverb
- eu·pho·ni·ous·ness, noun
- non·eu·pho·ni·ous, adjective
- non·eu·pho·ni·ous·ly, adverb
- non·eu·pho·ni·ous·ness, noun
- un·eu·pho·ni·ous, adjective
- un·eu·pho·ni·ous·ly, adverb
- un·eu·pho·ni·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby euphonious
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How to use euphonious in a sentence
That was her idea, I assure you,—my own depravity could suggest nothing more euphonious than Canajoharie.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonBut they are grand men, and their names are quite as euphonious as some English ones we could pick out.
Mary and I | Stephen Return RiggsThere were sedgy plants in bloom, jack-in-the-pulpit, and what might have been a lily, with a more euphonious name.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasThe latter example might have been called a Collar of 8, 8, were it not that that name is less euphonious than SS.
These native names are generally much more significant, and euphonious than the Saxon, Gaelic, or Celtic.
Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party | Martin Robinson Delany
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