Dictionary

melodious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈləʊdi.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /məˈloʊdi.əs/ (General-American)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.

Meanings

1. Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
   • Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs. 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
   • A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time. 1960 October, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 611:
   • Patinkin’s melodious voice is a natural fit for animation, and he breathes just the right type of upper-crust life into Hugh in 22 short minutes. 2013 October 13, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Lisa’s Wedding” (season six, episode 19; originally aired 3/19/1995)”, in The Onion AV Club:

Forms

Deriveds

melodious warbler · nonmelodious · unmelodious · melodiousness · immelodious · melodiously

Synonyms

tuneful

Translations (45)

nl melodieus (having a pleasant melody) · de melodiös (having a pleasant melody) · ro melodios (having a pleasant melody) · gl melodioso (having a pleasant melody) · cmn 旋律優美的 /旋律优美的 (having a pleasant melody) · de melodisch (having a pleasant melody) · az ahəngdar (having a pleasant melody) · el μελωδικός (having a pleasant melody) · sv melodiös (having a pleasant melody) · az melodik (having a pleasant melody) · hu melodikus (having a pleasant melody) · kk сазды (having a pleasant melody) · es melodioso (having a pleasant melody) · hu dallamos (having a pleasant melody) · kk әуезді (having a pleasant melody) · kk әуенді (having a pleasant melody) · ru мелоди́чный (having a pleasant melody) · kk сарынды (having a pleasant melody) · nb melodiøs (having a pleasant melody) · nb melodisk (having a pleasant melody) · nn melodiøs (having a pleasant melody) · ca melodiós (having a pleasant melody) · fi melodinen (having a pleasant melody) · fr mélodieux (having a pleasant melody) · tr ahenkli (having a pleasant melody) · xal эгшгтә (having a pleasant melody) · lt dainingas (having a pleasant melody) · fi soinnukas (having a pleasant melody) · nn melodisk (having a pleasant melody) · uk мелоді́йний (having a pleasant melody) · da melodiøs (having a pleasant melody) · eo melodia (having a pleasant melody) · la canōrus (having a pleasant melody) · ja 旋律の美しい (having a pleasant melody) · gd mànranach (having a pleasant melody) · enm melodious (having a pleasant melody) · pt melodioso (having a pleasant melody) · ja 旋律的な (having a pleasant melody) · mi rōreka (having a pleasant melody) · pl melodyjny (having a pleasant melody) · mi waitī (having a pleasant melody) · pt melódico (having a pleasant melody) · mi wainene (having a pleasant melody) · bg мелодичен (having a pleasant melody) · ga duanach (having a pleasant melody)