melodiousness

5.9

A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy

noun
/məˈloʊdiəsnəs/

: melodiosidad

The night before reaching San Francisco, we found our first trees again at a little wayside eating station, where a long row of poplars stood up stiffly in the dusk near our path, and a tiny fountain plashed with an enchanting, cool melodiousness.

Examples

The melodiousness of the birds singing at dawn filled the air with joy.
You know, we talk about the melodiousness of the the harp.
He admired the melodiousness of the piano piece, which made everyone feel relaxed.
The melodiousness of her voice captivated the audience during the concert.

Synonyms

musicality

vsmelodiousness

5 5.5

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

is about having a pleasant melody rather than musical skill or rhythm

euphony

vsmelodiousness

Literature

1 8.6

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

centers on individual melodic lines rather than combined harmony

tunefulness

vsmelodiousness

4.6

A pleasant musical sound or melody

has identical meaning but is a different word form

songfulness

vsmelodiousness

Literature

8.1

A pleasant sound that makes music easy to sing

focuses on pleasant musical sound rather than suitability for singing

musicalness

vsmelodiousness

6.5

A quality that makes a voice or sound like music

focuses on pleasant melodic sound rather than general musical likeness

euphonia

vsmelodiousness

9.6

A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear

emphasizes a pleasant melody specifically rather than general harmony

How Melodious

melodiousness

5.9

musicality

5 5.5

Surface Forms

melodiousness singular

melodiousnesses plural

Morphology

melodiousness = melodious (transparent) = melody + ous + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'melodious' (melodious + -ness), so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Melodiousness comes from the same root as melody, which meant 'song' in Greek. The ending -ness means 'the quality of', so melodiousness is the quality of having a pleasant, song-like sound.