melodious

American  

[muh-loh-dee-uhs] / məˈloʊ di əs /

adjective

1. of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.

2. producing melody; sweet-sounding; musical.

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melodious British  

/ mɪˈləʊdɪəs /

adjective

1. having a tune that is pleasant to the ear

2. of or relating to melody; melodic

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Other Word Forms

• melodiously adverb
• melodiousness noun
• nonmelodious adjective
• nonmelodiously adverb
• nonmelodiousness noun
• overmelodious adjective
• overmelodiously adverb
• overmelodiousness noun
• unmelodious adjective
• unmelodiously adverb
• unmelodiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of melodious

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

Example Sentences

This 1898 divertissement by Marius Petipa, to the melodious music of Alexander Glazunov, is accented with moves shaped by Hungarian folk dance and has long been a staple of various classical ballet companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Women wearing long wigs and ornate traditional dresses milled around a pebbled courtyard, stopping to snap photos under a pavilion, as the melodious strumming of the Chinese zither played in the background.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Writing in the Guardian, Lisa Wright awarded it four stars, praising its "poignant moments", while The Telegraph's Neil McCormick gave it five stars, calling it a "glorious return to his bombastic, melodious 1970s pomp".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

The chorus is just two notes sung over and over again, and not the two most melodious notes in the world.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

Rosewater greeted her with melodious warmth, asked how she was today.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut