euphony
/ˈjuːfəni/
euphony noun: a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Noun
euphony (countable and uncountable, plural euphonies)
- A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
- When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.
- A correspondent of The American has taken exception to the use, in a recent paragraph in this column, of the word “electrocution.” The writer of the paragraph referred to is conscious that the word, like other etymological hybrids, lacks euphony and consistency; but during the formative period...1890 August 23, “Weekly notes”, in The American, volume 524, Robert Ellison, page 370
- The tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation.
euphony meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
euphony in Tamil
- ஓர் ஒலிநயச் சொல்
euphony in Bengali
- শ্রুতিমধুরতা, মিষ্টি শব্দ
euphony in Kannada
- ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯ ಸೊಲ್ಲು, ಪೊರ್ದುನುಡಿ, ಸುಸ್ವರ, ಶಬ್ದಮಾಧುರ್ಯ, ಶ್ರುತಿಮಧುರತೆ
Synonyms of euphony
Antonyms
Forms of euphony
| plural | euphonies |
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Origin of euphony
From French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as eu- + -phony.
Words formed from euphony
Questions about euphony
- What does euphony mean?
- Euphony means a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
- What is euphony in Tamil?
- Euphony in Tamil is ஓர் ஒலிநயச் சொல். See Euphony meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is euphony?
- Euphony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce euphony?
- Euphony is pronounced /ˈjuːfəni/.
- What is the plural of euphony?
- The plural of euphony is euphonies.
Words near euphony in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: euphony (page history and authors); euphony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); euphony (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); euphony (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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