Definition of EUPHONY

euphony

Plural: euphonies

Noun

  • The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through words.
  • any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
  • A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
  • Pleasant phonetic quality of certain words.

Examples

  • The EUPHONY of a perfectly placed bingo resonates deeply with serious Scrabble players.
  • When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.

Origin / Etymology

From French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as eu- + -phony.

Antonyms

cacophony

Scrabble Score: 15

euphony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
euphony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
euphony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

euphony: valid Words With Friends Word