euphonia

[ yoo-foh-nee-uh, -fohn-yuh ]

noun

1. any of several small tanagers of the genus Euphonia, having a melodious song, most species of which have yellow and glossy black plumage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphonia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1585–95; euphony

Example Sentences

When Joseph Faber invented the Euphonia, a mid-19th century analog voice synthesizer, people weren’t impressed.

From Slate

Like Faber’s Euphonia, they are figures with softer, delicate facial features designed to act in service of, or to entertain, a human audience or individual.

From Slate

In 2019, Google started Project Euphonia, a broad effort to improve its AI algorithms by collecting data from people with impaired speech.

From The Verge

That work is still ongoing; Google and its partners still appear to be collecting patients’ voices separately for Project Euphonia.

From The Verge

“There are standard accessibility features designed into products like the Google Home and the Amazon Echo, as well as specialist initiatives such as Google’s Euphonia project, which learns the voice patterns of individual users with speech impairments. Amazon also has representatives working with care service providers and local authorities on ‘smart home’ projects around the country.”

From The Guardian