US /məˈloʊdi.əs/ UK /məˈləʊdi.əs/
adj Freq #39567

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Pleasant to listen to; having a beautiful tune.

    The melodious song of the meadowlark drifted across the field.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · pleasant to listen to;... melodicmusicaltuneful
Word family
Forms melodiousnessunmelodious

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.

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