Other forms: euphoniously
Something euphonious sounds beautiful and pleasant. "You have a euphonious voice!" is a great compliment for a singer.
This word sounds pretty when you say it, so it makes sense that it describes something pleasing to the ear. Most often, this word applies to music (probably not a heavy metal band, though). A great public speaker might have a euphonious voice. A well-written poem sounds euphonious. Many people find the sounds of nature euphonious. But the sound of barking, howling dogs? Not euphonious.
Definitions of euphonious
adjective
having a pleasant sound
“a euphonious trill of silver laughter”
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see moresee less- Antonyms:
- cacophonic, cacophonous
having an unpleasant sound
- cackly, squawky
like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
- croaky, guttural
like the sounds of frogs and crows
- grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- gruff, hoarse, husky
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
- jangling, jangly
like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
- jarring
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
- raucous, strident
unpleasantly loud and harsh
- rending, ripping, splitting
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
- noisy
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
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- cacophonic, cacophonous
adjective
(of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
“her euphonious Southern speech”
- Synonyms:
- soft
(of sound) relatively low in volume
- soft
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