Antonyms for melodious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : muh-loh-dee-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : məˈloʊ di əs


Definition of melodious

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French melodios "melodious; delightful" (French mélodieux), from Medieval Latin melodiosus, from Latin melodia (see melody). Related: Melodiously; melodiousness.
  • adj harmonious
Example sentences :
  • "But be calm," said the grave, melodious voice, at the young man's side.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • A melodious "Thank you," coming as from another being, rewarded me.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • First, That apparent proportion, or the melodious connection of 17.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • From the distance came the melodious pealing of church bells.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • As if the spell had been thwarted, I followed the melodious adagio of her footsteps.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • “It seems to be a melodious language,” said Mr. Roebuck, greatly amused.
  • Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
  • The verses were very lucid and melodious, and the subject agreeable.
  • Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • "Be welcome, dear friend," she accosted her with a sweet, melodious voice.
  • Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • Does it lie in the melodious aves, and under the robes of Rome?
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various
  • No word, no name had ever seemed to him so sweet, so melodious so caressing.
  • Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio

Synonyms for melodious

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