melodious
/məˈloʊdi.əs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs."
- "A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time."
- "Patinkin’s melodious voice is a natural fit for animation, and he breathes just the right type of upper-crust life into Hugh in 22 short minutes."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: melodious, melodieus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /məˈloʊdi.əs/
- British English: /məˈləʊdi.əs/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.
Inflected Forms
more melodious (comparative)
most melodious (superlative)