Dictionary

melody en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmɛl.ə.di/

Etymology

From Middle English melodie, melodye, from Old French melodie, from Latin melodia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδίᾱ (melōidíā, “singing, chanting”), from μέλος (mélos, “musical phrase”) + ἀοιδή (aoidḗ, “song”), contracted form ᾠδή (ōidḗ).

Meanings

1. A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
   • Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward. 1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 1, in The Subtle Minotaur:
   • There is a melody upon the Earth as though ten thousand streams all sang together for their homes that they had forsaken in the hills. 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], “The Sayings of Slid (whose Soul is by the Sea)”, in The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 15:
   • Alyssa likes to sing melodies while playing the drums.

Forms

Coordinates

rhythm · tone color · harmony

Deriveds

melodic · melodyless · caco-melody · melodylike · melodyhorn · melodize · cat's melody · melodist · cacody · micromelody · melodious · melodiograph · undermelody · C melody · countermelody · melodied · melodium

Relateds

music · tune · scale · melodrama · harmony

Synonyms

tune (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)

Translations (151)

mn ая (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ckb ئاواز (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · eo melodio (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hi लय (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tt көй (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ba көй (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · km បទភ្លេង (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hi धुन (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uk моти́в (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · gl melodía (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ug ئاھاڭ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · nrf mélodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tk melodiýa (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ro melodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fi sävel (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tk mukam (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · th ทำนอง (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cmn 曲調 /曲调 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cmn 歌曲 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ar لَحْن (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tr ezgi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fi melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · he לַחַן (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hu dallam (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cy alaw (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tl melodiya (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · txb kene (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ur دھن (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · yi ניגון (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · lo ທຳນອງ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · alt кӱӱ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · kk әуен (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · gur melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · bg моти́в (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · bn সুর (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uz ohang (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · yi ניגן (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ur ترانہ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · kk күй (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · yi מעלאָדיע (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ur آہنگ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · xal эгшг (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ru напе́в (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · gd mànran (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ja 曲 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cs melodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tg мелодия (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fo lag (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · nl melodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ps لحن (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · vo melod (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · vi âm điệu (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · kmr awaz (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · mi rangi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sk nápev (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ky обон (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · he מַנגִינָה (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ja 旋律 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ng ongowela class 9 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · is lag (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ko 멜로디 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uk мело́дія (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ko 곡조 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ru моти́в (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tk saz (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ko 악곡 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ps آهنګ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · gd fonn (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · it melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ka ჰანგი (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ko 곡 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · mk напев (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · pl melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · da melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fa آهنگ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cs nápěv (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hu melódia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · az melodiya (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · grc μέλος (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ug مېلودىيە (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sv melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cmn 曲子 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · grc μελῳδία (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ms melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ps اهنګ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fa لحن (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · br kerzenn (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sh mèlōdija (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · lv melodija (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ru мело́дия (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ng ongovela class 9 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · gd port (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · pt melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ky күү (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · be маты́ў (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · mn аялгуу (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sh napev (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · mk мелодија (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · vi giai điệu (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hi राग (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · et meloodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ka მელოდია (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sh напев (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uz tarona (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uz melodiya (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · kk саз (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · id melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hrx Mëlotie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · my တေးသွား (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · bg напе́в (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · io melodio (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ky мелодия (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · el μελωδία (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · yi ניגונדל (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ja メロディー (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · bg мело́дия (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · la melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hy մեղեդի (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sl melodija (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · uk на́спів (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tg лаҳн (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fa ملودی (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · lt melodija (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · pdt Wies (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sh мѐло̄дија (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sq melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ko 선율 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ang swinn (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · nb melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ja 調べ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · arz لحن (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · sk melódia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ga séis (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · la canor (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · be мело́дыя (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tr melodi (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · az təranə (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · hi तराना (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · de Melodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ja 歌曲 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · az nəğmə (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ar أُغْنِيَّة (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · cmn 旋律 (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tk heň (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · kk мелодия (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · es melodía (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ur راگ (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · fr mélodie (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · be напе́ў (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · tg оҳанг (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) · ca melodia (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)