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euphonia

euphonia

9.6
A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear
  • noun
  • /juˈfoʊniə/
translation icon : eufonía
  • The euphonia of her voice captivated the audience.

Examples

  • Many composers strive for euphonia in their music.

  • She admired the euphonia in the singer's voice during the performance.

  • The gentle euphonia of the piano filled the quiet room with warmth.

  • Nature's euphonia can be heard in the harmonious songs of birds at dawn.

  • The gentle euphonia of the piano filled the quiet room with warmth.

  • She admired the euphonia in the singer's voice during the performance.

  • Nature's euphonia can be heard in the harmonious songs of birds at dawn.

Synonyms

musicality
vseuphonia
5 5.5

A strong sense of music and rhythm that makes speech or movement pleasant

highlights pleasing and harmonious sound rather than skill or rhythm
euphony
vseuphonia
  • Literature
1 8.6

A sound that is pleasant when words or music fit together smoothly

is a variant form of the same pleasing sound concept
melodiousness
vseuphonia
5.9

A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy

emphasizes general pleasantness and harmony beyond melody
tunefulness
vseuphonia
4.6

A pleasant musical sound or melody

focuses more on overall pleasing harmony than on melody
musicalness
vseuphonia
6.5

A quality that makes a voice or sound like music

is about pleasing harmonious sound rather than song likeness

Antonyms

cacophony
14 8.4

A loud, unpleasant mix of different sounds

discord
  • Literature
2 8.3

A harsh mix of sounds that is unpleasant to hear

How Pleasing

euphonia
9.6
pleasantness
2 3.4

Surface Forms

euphonia singular
euphonias plural

Morphology

euphonia = euphony (semi-transparent) = euphony + ia

Formally derived from 'euphony' with the noun-forming '-ia'; the meaning is related but the suffix and form are less common and may not be fully transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Euphonia comes from the Greek parts eu- 'good' and phone 'voice', so it literally means 'good voice'. That's why euphonia is used for a pleasing or harmonious sound.