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music to someone's ears

Syllables: mus·ic to some·one’s earsUK/ˈmjuːzɪk tə ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɪəz/US/ˈmjuzɪk tə ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɪɚz/

music to someone's ears noun: a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.

Noun

music to someone's ears (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.
    • […] Sweete Princesse of my life (said he) what Trophees, what Triumph, what Monuments, what Historis may ever make my fame yeeld so sweete a Musicke to my eares, […]c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New...
    • The time vvas once, vvhen thou vn-vrg'd vvouldſt vovv, / That neuer vvords vvere muſicke to thine eare, / That neuer obiect pleaſing in thine eye, / That neuer touch vvell vvelcome to thy hand, / That neuer meat ſvveet-ſauour'd in thy taſte, / Vnleſſe I ſpake, or look'd, or touch'd, or caru'd to...c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Origin of music to someone's ears

From music (“any interesting or pleasing sounds”).

Words that rhyme with music to someone's ears

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Questions about music to someone's ears

What does music to someone's ears mean?
Music to someone's ears means a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.
What part of speech is music to someone's ears?
Music to someone's ears is a noun.
How do you pronounce music to someone's ears?
Music to someone's ears is pronounced /ˈmjuːzɪk tə ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɪəz/ (UK).

Words near music to someone's ears in the dictionary

  1. music stand
  2. music stands
  3. music theory
  4. music therapies
  5. music therapy
  6. music to someone's ears
  7. music video
  8. music video game
  9. music video games
  10. music videos
  11. music volute

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