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

Generally when popular movies become stage works they start singing, and the sound is rarely euphonious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Not to mention that the car horn can be a little cacophonous. And so it was euphonious to be able to use this melody instead. Because we didn’t want to add to traffic noise pollution.”

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2022

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

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2020

The long narratives in “Turn Around Time” are written in free verse, but generously laced with internal rhymes and euphonious cadences.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2019

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