symphonious en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English sym- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone English -ious English symphonious From sym- (“together”) + phone (“sound”) + -ious.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds that are harmonious together.
The symphonious sound of fifty skilled musicians filled the concert hall.
Sleep during this interval was out of the question: […] the songs of Hoel and Cyveilioc, to ring to the profaner but more lively modulation of Voulez vous danser, Mademoiselle? [Do you want to dance, miss?] in conjunction with the symphonious scraping of fiddles, the tinkling of triangles, and the beating of tambourines.
1815 (date written), [Thomas Love Peacock], chapter XI, in Headlong Hall, London: […] [S. Gosnell] for T[homas] Hookham, Jun. and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC, pages 146–147:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more symphonious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most symphonious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
symphoniousness · unsymphonious
Relateds
symphony · symphoniously · euphonious
Synonyms
Translations (3)
bg хармоничен (of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds) · gd aon-ghuthach (of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds) · ar مُتَنَاغِم (of or pertaining to simultaneous sounds)