noun · countable / uncountable · rare

euphony

euphony · euphonies

Eufonie

A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the earA pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

/ˈjuːfəni/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.
Eufonie
(countable, uncountable)The tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation.
Eufonie

More definitions

any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

Translations

4 languages

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By meaning 1

pronunciation which is pleasing to the ear:

Origin

From French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning

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.

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