melodious
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/məˈləʊdi.əs/
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/məˈləʊdi.əs/ · /məˈloʊdi.əs/
Definition of melodious
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English melodious, from Middle French melodieus, melodieux. By surface analysis, melod(i) + -ous.
Words you can make from melodious
200+ playable · top: EMULSOID (11 pts)
Best play emulsoid 11 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
36 words- DUOMOS 9 pts
- LOOMED 9 pts
- MEDIUS 9 pts
- MELOID 9 pts
- MISLED 9 pts
- MODELS 9 pts
- MODULE 9 pts
- MODULI 9 pts
- MODULO 9 pts
- MOILED 9 pts
- MOULDS 9 pts
- MOUSED 9 pts
- ODEUMS 9 pts
- ODIUMS 9 pts
- SELDOM 9 pts
- SLIMED 9 pts
- SMILED 9 pts
- SODIUM 9 pts
- MOLIES 8 pts
- MUESLI 8 pts
- MULIES 8 pts
- OLEUMS 8 pts
- OSMOLE 8 pts
- DOOLIE 7 pts
- IODOUS 7 pts
- LOOSED 7 pts
- LOUSED 7 pts
- ODIOUS 7 pts
- OLDIES 7 pts
- OODLES 7 pts
- SILOED 7 pts
- SOILED 7 pts
- SOLOED 7 pts
- SOULED 7 pts
- LOOIES 6 pts
- LOUIES 6 pts
5-letter words
87 words- DEISM 8 pts
- DEMOI 8 pts
- DEMOS 8 pts
- DIMES 8 pts
- DISME 8 pts
- DOMES 8 pts
- DOOMS 8 pts
- DOUMS 8 pts
- DUOMI 8 pts
- DUOMO 8 pts
- LIMED 8 pts
- MELDS 8 pts
- MILDS 8 pts
- MISDO 8 pts
- MODEL 8 pts
- MODES 8 pts
- MODUS 8 pts
- MOLDS 8 pts
- MOODS 8 pts
- MOOED 8 pts
- MOULD 8 pts
- MULED 8 pts
- MUSED 8 pts
- ODEUM 8 pts
- ODIUM 8 pts
- SEDUM 8 pts
- SODOM 8 pts
- ILEUM 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMOS 7 pts
- LOOMS 7 pts
- MEOUS 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MILOS 7 pts
- MOILS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- MOOLS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- MOUES 7 pts
- MOUSE 7 pts
- MULES 7 pts
- MULIE 7 pts
- OLEUM 7 pts
- OSMOL 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SLOMO 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- SOLUM 7 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- DIOLS 6 pts
- DOLES 6 pts
- DOUSE 6 pts
- DUELS 6 pts
- DULSE 6 pts
- EIDOS 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- IDOLS 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LEUDS 6 pts
- LIDOS 6 pts
- LODES 6 pts
- LOIDS 6 pts
- LOOED 6 pts
- LUDES 6 pts
- LUDOS 6 pts
- OILED 6 pts
- OLDIE 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
- SLOID 6 pts
- SLUED 6 pts
- SOLDI 6 pts
- SOLDO 6 pts
- SOLED 6 pts
- SOLID 6 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LOOIE 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
4-letter words
71 words- DEMO 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- DIMS 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DOMS 7 pts
- DOOM 7 pts
- DOUM 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- MEDS 7 pts
- MELD 7 pts
- MIDS 7 pts
- MILD 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- MODI 7 pts
- MODS 7 pts
- MOLD 7 pts
- MOOD 7 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LOOM 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MEOU 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MOIL 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOLS 6 pts
- MOOL 6 pts
- MOOS 6 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DIOL 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DOLS 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DUES 5 pts
- DUOS 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- IDOL 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LIDO 5 pts
- LIDS 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- LOID 5 pts
- LOUD 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- LUDO 5 pts
- LUDS 5 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
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