Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing to the ear |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, clear, dulcet, harmonious, mellifluous, melodious, musical, rhythmic, smooth, sweet-sounding, tuneful, well-pitched |
| Main Entry: | lyrical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | musical |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, blending, chiming, choral, dulcet, emotional, euphonious, expressive, harmonious, lilting, melodic, melodious, operatic, orchestral, passionate, pleasing, poetic, rhapsodic, rhythmic, songful, songlike, soulful, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuneful |
| Main Entry: | melodious/melodic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmonious, musical |
| Synonyms: | accordant, agreeable, assonant, canorous, clear, concordant, dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonic, in tune, mellifluous, mellow, pleasing, resonant, silvery, soft, songful, sweet, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuned, tuneful, well-tuned |
| Antonyms: | cacophonous, discordant, grating, harsh, inharmonious, unmelodic, unmusical |
| Main Entry: | musical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmonic, lyrical |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, blending, chiming, choral, consonant, dulcet, euphonious, harmonious, lilting, mellow, melodic, melodious, operatic, orchestral, pleasing, rhythmic, silvery, songful, sweet, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuned, tuneful, vocal |
| Antonyms: | cacophonous, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmusical |
| Main Entry: | sweet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice-sounding |
| Synonyms: | dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical, orotund, rich, rotund, silver-tongued, silvery, smooth, soft, sonorous, soothing, sweet-sounding, tuneful |
| Antonyms: | cacophonous, discordant, ugly |
| Main Entry: | tuneful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | melodic, melodious |
| Synonyms: | canorous, catchy*, dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonic, harmonious, in tune, musical, pleasing, pleasing to the ear, resonant, songful, sonorous, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuned, well-tuned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | melodious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmonious |
| Synonyms: | accordant, agreeable, assonant, canorous, clear, concordant, dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, harmonic, in tune, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, musical, pleasing, resonant, silvery, soft, songful, sweet, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuned, tuneful, well tuned |
| Antonyms: | discordant, grating, inharmonious |
| Main Entry: | euphonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | melodious |
| Synonyms: | dulcet, euphonical, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluous, melodic, musical, tuneful |
| Main Entry: | harmonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmonious |
| Synonyms: | accordant, concordant, consonant, dulcet, euphonious, harmonizing, in chorus, in concert, in harmony, in tune, in unison, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, musical, rhythmical, sonorous, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuneful |
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