Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melodic

/məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: melod-ic
IPA: /məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or having melody.

adj

Melodious, tuneful.

Example Sentences

"Debussy's melody is fractional, fragmentary. But at the core all his music is melodic and melody is its main motive force."

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melody + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/
British English: /mɪˈlɒd.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more melodic (comparative) most melodic (superlative)

Derived Forms

amelodic countermelodic meldub melodeath melodically melodicism melodicist melodicity neomelodic nonmelodic supermelodic unmelodic

Phrases

melodic death metal melodic dubstep melodic hardcore melodic line melodic minor scale

Synonyms

melodious musical

Rhymes With

periodic episodic rhapsodic iodic monodic odic eisteddfodic

Questions

How do you pronounce melodic?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/.
What does melodic mean?: Of, relating to, or having melody.
Where does melodic come from?: Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melody + -ic.

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