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adjectiveof the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful. producing melody; sweet-sounding; musical. Origin of melodiousFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word melōdiōsus.See melody, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM melodiousme·lo·di·ous·ly, adverbme·lo·di·ous·ness, nounnon·me·lo·di·ous, adjectivenon·me·lo·di·ous·ly, adverb non·me·lo·di·ous·ness, nouno·ver·me·lo·di·ous, adjectiveo·ver·me·lo·di·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·me·lo·di·ous·ness, nounun·me·lo·di·ous, adjectiveun·me·lo·di·ous·ly, adverbun·me·lo·di·ous·ness, noun Words nearby melodiousmelodic interval, melodic minor scale, melodics, Melodie, melodion, melodious, melodist, melodize, melodrama, melodramatic, melodramatize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melodiousSophisticated, nuanced, melodious pop music, that sweeps you away. Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Despite the beautiful, limpid looks, and melodious voice, Fraser has always possessed a steely determination to do things her way. Antonia Fraser on Her Wild Marriage|Amanda Foreman|November 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST They're haunting, melodious, and mysterious—definitely attention-grabbers and stylishly unique. Hottest Back-to-School Trends|Claire Howorth|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST The song and his voice, a melodious tenor, accorded so perfectly with the old Italian garden that there was much applause. Dorothy and other Italian Stories|Constance Fenimore Woolson
That melodious name was approved by Catherine, who declared that the strangers misfortunes must be due to love. Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII)|Charles Paul de Kock Below the wavelets lapped the shingle with melodious rhythm. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories|Robert Grant He spoke with the tone of one who desires an inferior to be seated in his presence, and his voice was full and melodious. Red Gauntlet|Sir Walter Scott It was very pretty, and the voice wonderful—so sweet and clear and melodious.
British Dictionary definitions for melodious
adjectivehaving a tune that is pleasant to the ear of or relating to melody; melodic Derived forms of melodiousmelodiously, adverbmelodiousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to melodiousmelodic, tuneful, musical, accordant, agreeable, clear, dulcet, euphonious, mellifluous, mellow, pleasing, resonant, soft, sweet, symphonic, euphonic, harmonic, symphonious, assonant, canorous |