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EUPHONY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
Example:
he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
Synonyms:
euphony; music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("euphony" is a kind of...):
auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)
Domain member category:
reharmonise; reharmonize (provide with a different harmony)
harmonise; harmonize (write a harmony for)
orchestrate (write an orchestra score for)
instrument; instrumentate (write an instrumental score for)
transcribe (rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "euphony"):
music of the spheres (an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial)
Derivation:
euphonic; euphonical (of or relating to or characterized by euphony)
euphonious (having a pleasant sound)
euphonious ((of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident)
euphonous (having a pleasant sound)
