melodious

[ muh-loh-dee-uhs ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.
2. producing melody; sweet-sounding; musical.

melodious

/ mɪˈləʊdɪəs /

adjective

1. having a tune that is pleasant to the ear
2. of or relating to melody; melodic

Derived Forms

• meˈlodiously, adverb
• meˈlodiousness, noun

Other Words From

• me·lodi·ous·ly adverb
• me·lodi·ous·ness noun
• nonme·lodi·ous adjective
• nonme·lodi·ous·ly adverb
• nonme·lodi·ous·ness noun
• over·me·lodi·ous adjective
• over·me·lodi·ous·ly adverb
• over·me·lodi·ous·ness noun
• unme·lodi·ous adjective
• unme·lodi·ous·ly adverb
• unme·lodi·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodious¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word melōdiōsus. See melody, -ous

Example Sentences

In its state of abandoned tear-down, the venue offers melodious visual rhymes: electrical cords dangling from the ceiling ape Wool’s snarls of found-wire sculpture; crumbling plaster mirrors the attitudinal blotches of his oils and inks.

From New York Times

“I’m not waiting any longer,” Mr. Bayle roared, his words coated in the melodious southwest accent.

From New York Times

“Oh, wow, can you feel it? This one’s for your thighs,” Vandendriessche says, punctuating his instructions with a melodious “da-nah!” in sync with the music.

From Los Angeles Times

When Mangold heard the sweepingly romantic, melodious theme Williams wrote for Helena, he had two immediate reactions: “One is: What a magnificent piece of music it was,” Mangold says.

From Los Angeles Times

The poem is a melodious, sky-high tale of a basketball superstar born as a result of a celestial contest between the Greek and Yoruba gods of thunder, Zeus and Sango.

From New York Times