euphonious

[ yoo-foh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

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

   a sweet, euphonious voice.

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphonious¹

First recorded in 1765–75; euphony + -ous

Example Sentences

That was her idea, I assure you,—my own depravity could suggest nothing more euphonious than Canajoharie.

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But they are grand men, and their names are quite as euphonious as some English ones we could pick out.

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There were sedgy plants in bloom, jack-in-the-pulpit, and what might have been a lily, with a more euphonious name.

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The latter example might have been called a Collar of 8, 8, were it not that that name is less euphonious than SS.

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These native names are generally much more significant, and euphonious than the Saxon, Gaelic, or Celtic.

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