euphony
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈjuːfəni/
- Literature
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eufonía
- He had so loved the wilderness legends he had learned as a child and the euphony of our Dravidian names that this is what he wanted.
Examples
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And the biggest one is Humphrey's Peak, a name with no euphony whatsoever.
Blog text (11) -
Not Amanda Weinrib, 'cause there's a euphony problem.
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The cover contest will probably be a regular fixture at Euphony from now on.
Blog text (25) -
However, euphony and placard-readiness are not arguments.
Academic text (2016) -
The Kihoa made melody of them, not for utility, but for euphony.
Fiction book (1999) -
Oh, from out the sounding cells, what a gush of euphony voluminously wells! (25-26).
Academic text (2016) -
At stake in understanding the features of Chandler's style is our understanding not just of Chandler or shifts in American fictional style but also of how to create functionality, melody, rhythm, and euphony in fictional or nonfictional American prose today.
Academic text (2005) -
How, he asks, can a series of monosyllabic words in a poem in Magnus's journal, Klausturposturinn, be acceptable and at the same time violate the principle of euphony in Jon's poem?
Academic text (2000) -
The poet used a combination of words that created a beautiful euphony throughout her verses.
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In music, harmony and euphony combined to produce a soothing listening experience.
Synonyms
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8.0
A combination of notes that sound pleasant together
A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear
A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy
A pleasant musical sound or melody
A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas
Antonyms
How Pleasing
- Literature
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8.6
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
euphony = eu + phon + y
Built from Greek combining forms eu- ('good') + phon- ('sound') + noun-forming -y; the meaning 'pleasant sound' is recognizable to learners familiar with phon-/phone vocabulary but not obvious to learners who lack that morphological knowledge.
Etymology
Euphony comes from Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and phon meaning 'sound' or 'voice', the same root you see in telephone. So euphony literally means 'good sound', which is why we use it for speech or music that is pleasant to the ear.