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melodic

/mɪˈlɒd.ɪk//məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/

melodic adjective: of, relating to, or having melody.

Adjective

melodic (comparative more melodic, superlative most melodic)

  1. Of, relating to, or having melody.
    • Debussy's melody is fractional, fragmentary. But at the core all his music is melodic and melody is its main motive force.1929, Arthur Lourié, “An Inquiry into Melody”, in Modern Music, volume VII, number 1, page 10
  2. Melodious, tuneful.

melodic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

melodic in Tamil

இசையான, இனிமையான

melodic in Urdu

میلوڈیک, میلوڈک

melodic in Bengali

সুমধুর, সুরময়, সুরেলা

melodic in Telugu

మెలోడిక్
More languagesFewer languages
melodic in Odia
ମେଲୋଡିକ୍
melodic in Nepali
मेलोडिक

Examples of melodic in a sentence

  • The spelling of a pitch is strongly influenced by its harmonic and melodic context.
  • The guitar player is playing kind of melodic licks, and the horns are stabby, accent parts.
  • Obviously, extended melodies should end on the strongest and most agogic melodic cadence.

All 24 example sentences with melodic

Forms of melodic

comparativemore melodic
superlativemost melodic

Origin of melodic

Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melody + -ic.

Words formed from melodic

Phrases with melodic

Words that rhyme with melodic

Questions about melodic

What does melodic mean?
Melodic means of, relating to, or having melody.
What is melodic in Tamil?
Melodic in Tamil is இசையான, இனிமையான. See Melodic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is melodic?
Melodic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce melodic?
Melodic is pronounced /mɪˈlɒd.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near melodic in the dictionary

  1. melodeonists
  2. melodeons
  3. melodeum
  4. melodial
  5. melodially
  6. melodic
  7. melodic death metal
  8. melodic dubstep
  9. melodic hardcore
  10. melodic line
  11. melodic lines

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: melodic (page history and authors); melodic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); melodic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); melodic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); melodic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); melodic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); melodic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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