Definition of euphony Euphony

/juˈfʌni/ - [yufunee] - eu•pho•ny

We found 7 definitions of euphony from 6 different sources.

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What does euphony mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

euphony - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
  music
  auditory sensation, sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
  music of the spheres an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • euphony (Noun)
    A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
  • euphony (Noun)
    Good phonetic quality of certain words.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • euphony (n.)
    A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • euphony
    A pleasantness to the ear.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • euphony
    ū′fo-ni, n. an agreeable sound: a pleasing, easy pronunciation—also Euphō′nia.—adjs. Euphon′ic, -al, Euphō′nious, pertaining to euphony: agreeable in sound.—adv. Euphō′niously.—v.t. Eu′phonīse, to make euphonious.—n. Euphō′nium, the bass instrument of the saxhorn family: a variation of the harmonica, invented by Chladni in 1790. [Gr. euphōniaeu, well, phōnē, sound.]

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