euphoniousadj.

Brit.

/juːˈfəʊnɪəs/, U.S.

/juˈfoʊniəs/,

/juˈfoʊnjəs/

Etymology: formed as euphonical adj. + -ous suffix.

Full of or characterized by euphony; pleasing to the ear. (Often used ironically.)

ΘΚΠ

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

1774 ‘J. Collier’ Musical Trav. 5 I chose to change my name from Collier to Coglioni or Collioni, as more euphonious.

1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 3 337 Those hexameters are most euphonious whose feet are interwoven.

1836 W. Irving Astoria II. 68 Restoring the Indian names, wherever significant and euphonious.

1865 Reader 26 Aug. 224/2 Is it grammatical, even if it were euphonious, to say, etc.

1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake District (1879) 189 A lane, bearing the euphonious cognomen of Spooney Green.

Derivatives

euˈphoniously adv. in a euphonious manner, with pleasant sounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adverb]

sweetly1340

sweet1597

euphoniously1836

euphonically1884

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adverb] > euphoniously

euphoniously1836

1836 J. Grant Random Recoll. House of Lords xv. 368 His language sounds most euphoniously in your ears.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 125 Thus euphoniously solicited, the Upernaviks sat down and ate.

1869 J. S. Mill Subject. Women i. 22 They euphoniously paraphrase it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	euphonious
释义	euphoniousadj. Brit. /juːˈfəʊnɪəs/, U.S. /juˈfoʊniəs/, /juˈfoʊnjəs/ Etymology: formed as euphonical adj. + -ous suffix. Full of or characterized by euphony; pleasing to the ear. (Often used ironically.) ΘΚΠ 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 1774 ‘J. Collier’ Musical Trav. 5 I chose to change my name from Collier to Coglioni or Collioni, as more euphonious. 1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 3 337 Those hexameters are most euphonious whose feet are interwoven. 1836 W. Irving Astoria II. 68 Restoring the Indian names, wherever significant and euphonious. 1865 Reader 26 Aug. 224/2 Is it grammatical, even if it were euphonious, to say, etc. 1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake District (1879) 189 A lane, bearing the euphonious cognomen of Spooney Green. Derivatives euˈphoniously adv. in a euphonious manner, with pleasant sounds. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adverb] sweetly1340 sweet1597 euphoniously1836 euphonically1884 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adverb] > euphoniously euphoniously1836 1836 J. Grant Random Recoll. House of Lords xv. 368 His language sounds most euphoniously in your ears. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 125 Thus euphoniously solicited, the Upernaviks sat down and ate. 1869 J. S. Mill Subject. Women i. 22 They euphoniously paraphrase it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
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