melodious

Everyday

Melodious means having a pleasant tune, sweet and pleasing to hear. tree →

In the lessons

In music and English lessons it describes songs, birdsong and voices. Poets describe nightingales and blackbirds as melodious. Phrases: «a melodious voice», «melodious song».

Examples

• The blackbird's melodious song woke me. tree →
• She has a melodious voice. tree →
• The harp played a melodious tune. tree →
• The stream made a melodious sound over the stones. tree →
• The nightingale is famous for its melodious singing. tree →
• The choir sang melodiously in the old church. tree →
• Here, under the walnut-trees, by the deep blue lake, sat Byron, and wrote his melodious verses about the prisoner confined in the gloomy castle of Chillon. tree →

Note

From «melody». Spelled «mel-o-di-ous». Similar: «tuneful», «musical». Opposite: «harsh», «tuneless».