melodious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /məˈloʊdi.əs/ UK /məˈləʊdi.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #39567 Meanings 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 Common collocations melodious song Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous. melodious Middle English melodieus Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # melodious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /məˈloʊdi.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈləʊdi.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 39567 ## Meanings 1. Pleasant to listen to; having a beautiful tune. ## Examples - The melodious song of the meadowlark drifted across the field. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: melodious - Root: melodieus ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous. ## AI Etymology Melodious is inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include melodious (Middle English) and melodieus (Middle French). Current senses include pleasant to listen to; having a beautiful tune. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown