Hypertext Webster Gateway: "melodious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Melodious \Me*lo"di*ous\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodieux. See
{Melody}.]
Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the
ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice.
``A melodious voice.'' ``A melodious undertone.''
--Longfellow. -- {Me*lo"di*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Me*lo"di*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
melodious
adj 1: having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune [syn: {tuneful}]
[ant: {tuneless}]
2: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing
melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: {melodic},
{musical}] [ant: {unmelodious}]
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