euphonious

/yuˈfoʊniəs/
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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 and a person's tone or accent. 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 so euphonious.

Definitions of euphonious
  1. adjective
    having a pleasant sound
    “a euphonious trill of silver laughter”
    synonyms: euphonous
    golden
    suggestive of gold
    silvern, silvery
    resembling or reminiscent of silver
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    antonyms:
    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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  2. adjective
    (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
    “her euphonious Southern speech”
    synonyms:
    soft
    (of sound) relatively low in volume
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