euphonic
English
Etymology
From euphony + -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’).[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
euphonic (comparative more euphonic, superlative most euphonic)
- Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- Synonyms: dulcet, euphonious, euphonous, mellifluous
- 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], “Introductory”, in Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], 2nd edition, volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, pages 3–4:
- The title of this work has not been chosen without the grave and solid deliberation which matters of importance demand from the prudent. Even its first, or general denomination, was the result of no common research or selection, although, according to the example of my predecessors, I had only to seize upon the most sounding and euphonic surname that English history or topography affords, and elect it at once as the title of my work, and the name of my hero.
Derived terms
Translations
characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
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References
- ^ “euphonic, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2019; “euphonic, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.