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Euphonious Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.
euphonious
\eu*pho"ni*ous\ (?), a. pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding. -- eu*pho"ni*ous*ly, adv.
Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
Adjective
1. having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
(synonym) euphonous
(antonym) cacophonous, cacophonic
(similar) golden
2. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"
(similar) soft
(classification) dialect, idiom, accent
Euphonious Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Phonaesthetics (from the , phone, "voice-sound"; and , aisthetike, "aesthetics") is the claim or study of inherent pleasantness or beauty (euphony) or unpleasantness (cacophony) of the sound of certain words and sentences. Poetry is considered euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose. Important phonaesthetic devices of poetry are rhyme, assonance and alliteration. Closely related to euphony and cacophony is the concept of consonance and dissonance.
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Euphonious Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
