euphonicaladj.
/juːˈfɒnɪkəl/ = euphonic adj.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective]
sweetc900
merryOE
well-soundingc1350
sootc1385
soundedc1450
honeyed1592
well-tuned1592
ear-tickling1605
mellisonanta1635
euphonical1668
euphonious1774
euphonous1805
euphonic1814
euphonistic1837
listenable1920
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > euphonious
euphonical1668
euphonious1774
euphonous1805
euphonic1814
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. iii. xiv. 381 Our English hath what is comely and euphonical in each of these.
1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. Ep. Ded. sig. A11v Grandisonous or Euphonical Nonsence.
1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 58 With a grand euphonical sentence..I concluded.
1860 R. Tyas Wild Flowers 11 Sow-Bread.—How euphonical is the name.
Derivatives
euˈphonically adv.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adverb]
sweetly1340
sweet1597
euphoniously1836
euphonically1884
1884 Bath Jrnl. 25 Oct. 6/2 The contest over what is euphonically called ‘the City Staff’.
euˈphonicalness n. the quality of being euphonical.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun]
sweetness1398
euphonia1591
suavity1614
euphony1623
euphonicalness1668
listenability1946
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. Contents D j b A comparison of the Language here proposed, with fifty others, as to the facility and Euphonicalness of it.
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