birdsweet
birdsweet adjective: sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong.
Adjective
birdsweet (comparative more birdsweet, superlative most birdsweet)
- Sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong
- He capered before them down towards the fortyfoot hole, fluttering his winglike hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back to them his brief birdsweet cries.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- A soprano, her voice was birdsweet and passionate, and she possessed her own lustrous reputation.1999, Gina Berriault, The Great Petrowski, Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 21
- Synonyms:
- mellifluous
Synonyms of birdsweet
Forms of birdsweet
| comparative | more birdsweet |
|---|---|
| superlative | most birdsweet |
Origin of birdsweet
From bird + sweet.
Questions about birdsweet
- What does birdsweet mean?
- Birdsweet means sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong.
- What part of speech is birdsweet?
- Birdsweet is an adjective.
Words near birdsweet in the dictionary
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