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Meaning of "euphony" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EUPHONY

From Late Latin euphōnia, from Greek, from eu- + phōnē voice.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EUPHONY

euphony  [ˈjuːfənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUPHONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Euphony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EUPHONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phonaesthetics

Phonaesthetics is the study of the inherent pleasantness or unpleasantness of the sound of certain words, phrases, and sentences. The closely related but different concept of phonaesthesia should be distinguished from this meaning. Phonaesthesia does not refer directly to aesthetic attributes of sound, but to phonetic elements that are inherently associated with a semantic meaning.

Definition of euphony in the English dictionary

The definition of euphony in the dictionary is the alteration of speech sounds, esp by assimilation, so as to make them easier to pronounce. Other definition of euphony is a pleasing sound, esp in speech.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUPHONY


antiphony
ænˈtɪfənɪ
cacophony
kəˈkɒfənɪ
colophony
kɒˈlɒfənɪ
epiphany
ɪˈpɪfənɪ
homophony
hɒˈmɒfənɪ
monophony
mɒˈnɒfənɪ
Persephone
pəˈsɛfənɪ
photophony
fəˈtɒfənɪ
polyphony
pəˈlɪfənɪ
radiotelephony
ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlefənɪ
satanophany
ˌseɪtənˈɒfənɪ
stephane
ˈstɛfənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
tautophony
tɔːˈtɒfənɪ
telephony
tɪˈlɛfənɪ
theophany
θɪˈɒfənɪ
Tiffanie
ˈtɪfənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
Tisiphone
tɪˈsɪfənɪ
Zoffany
ˈzɒfənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUPHONY

euphon
euphonic
euphonically
euphonies
euphonious
euphoniously
euphoniousness
euphonise
euphonism
euphonium
euphonius
euphonize
euphorbia
euphorbiaceous
euphorbium
euphoria
euphoriant
euphoric
euphorically
euphotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUPHONY

acrophony
ambiophony
Anthony
aphony
apophony
autochthony
autophony
ciphony
diaphony
dodecaphony
gramophony
heterophony
laryngophony
phony
quadraphony
quadrophony
radiophony
wireless telephony

Synonyms and antonyms of euphony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EUPHONY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «euphony» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of euphony

Translation of «euphony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUPHONY

Find out the translation of euphony to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of euphony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «euphony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谐音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eufonía
570 millions of speakers

English

euphony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रुतिमधुरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رخامة الصوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благозвучие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eufonia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রুতিমধুর শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

euphonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Euphony
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wohlklang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

EUPHONY
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Euphony
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hòa âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செவிக்கினிய ஒலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रेयसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahenk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eufonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

euphony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

милозвучність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eufonie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφωνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

welluidend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

euphony
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vellyd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of euphony

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHONY»

The term «euphony» is normally little used and occupies the 114.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of euphony
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «euphony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «euphony» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about euphony

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUPHONY»

Discover the use of euphony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to euphony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Audacious Euphony: Chromatic Harmony and the Triad's Second ...
Reconstructing historical conceptions of harmonic distance, Audacious Euphony advances a geometric model appropriate to understanding triadic progressions characteristic of 19th-century music.
Richard Cohn, 2012
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Dervish Yoga for Health and Longevity: Samadeva Gestural ...
In this book you will discover the seven fundamental Arkanas (secret exercises) of Samadeva Gestural Euphony, known by the dervishes as "exercises of rejuvenation." The movements of Samadeva are similar to yoga, tai chi chuan, and dance.
Idris Lahore, Ennea Tess Griffith, Emma Thyloch, 2007
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Tjutchev: Euphony and Beyond
Just as the key to Fedor Tjutchev's life is his poetry, the key to his euphonious lyrics is sound. Tjutchev's poetry demonstrates how he greatly extended the field of poetic sound form, much beyond the accomplishments of his predecessors.
Elizabeth A. Ginzburg, 2012
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Barron's SAT Subject Test in Literature
Both affect the tone of a work, but euphemism is based on the meaning of a word and euphony relates to the sound. This little poem may help you differentiate the two literary terms: IS IT EUPHEMISM OR EUPHONY? Is it euphemism or ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer, 2006
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O jazyce básnickém
In all the aforementioned cases, however, euphony usually requires additional support in the rhythmic, syntactic, or semantic articulation of the context. Only a configuration emphasized in this way appears intentional. Even in texts lacking a  ...
Jan Muka?ovský, John Burbank, Peter Steiner, 1976
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The Art of Discourse: a System of Rhetoric Adapted for Use ...
EUPHONY. and. HARMONY. The ultimate distinction between euphony and harmony as properties of language consists in this ;— that euphony respects the sound or the phdnetic side of language exclusively, while harmony regards the ...
Henry Noble DAY, 1870
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A Practical Grammar: In which Words, Phrases, and Sentences ...
chiefly. rhetorical. Rem. — The principles of Euphony are much required in the structure of all languages. For Euphony, words are altered in form, position, and office — and they are for Euphony created or omitted. Obs. — Euphony allows — 1.
Stephen W. q (Stephen Watkins) Clark, 1847
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The Art of Discourse: A System of Rhetoric Adapted for Use ...
THE oral properties of style include those of EUPHONY and HARMONY. The ultimate distinction between euphony and harmony as properties of language consists in this ; — that euphony respects the sound or the phonetic side of language ...
Henry Noble Day, 1868
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Elements of Rhetoric: Designed as a Manual of Instruction
To these latter we shall now refer. (110.) Euphony and Harmony. By Euphony ( Greek, m, well, and $<»»;, the voice), is meant a pleasantly voiced sound, and has reference only to sound, and not to sense. Such words as are easily pronounced ...
Henry Coppée, 1850
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Elements of the Art of Rhetoric: Adapted for Use in Colleges ...
OF EUPHONY. § 253. EUPHONY in style respects the character of the sounds of words regarded merely as sounds, and requires that they be such as will alIect the ear in oral pronunciation agreeably.. § 250. The sounds of words vary only in  ...
Henry Noble Day, 1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUPHONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term euphony is used in the context of the following news items.
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The word is love from Bolo
Love Will Keep Us Together is a joint promotion between Yami Bolo's Yam Euphony and N Jaga's I Lights labels. "Religion is something dat ... «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
2
Kampung spirit alive in Yishun
Security officer Ismail Mohamad may be responsible for only condominium estate Euphony Gardens, but he goes the extra mile by greeting ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
3
Mr. Chubby's spreads wings to Fleming Island
People cheer and scream for their favorite team, every customer surrounded in the euphony that naturally follows exposure to 360 degrees of ... «Clay Today Online, Jun 15»
4
With 'Etudes Australes,' John Cage imagined a boundless world
... Cicero imagines the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus having a nocturnal vision of the breadth and order (and euphony) of the universe, ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
5
Much to learn from Yoda, public speakers still have
In many, if not all sentences, you are presented with opportunities to tweak word order either for euphony or emphasis. I could have put the first ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
6
How did classical vinyl make an improbable return?
It appeals today for the same reasons as it did back then — the warmth, the sound, the euphony, the presence — but also for a set of entirely ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
7
Funk The Family Festival
... 1990s chart star Omar, chap-hop pioneer Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, and bands Euphony, Normanton Street and Kalakuta Millionaires. «The Argus, May 15»
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How did vinyl make an improbable return?
It appeals today for the same reasons as it did back then — the warmth, the sound, the euphony, the presence — but also for a set of entirely ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
9
Poet Robert Adamson's Net Needle looks beyond Sydney Harbour
The clouds of euphony, created by loss, became. Holes in thinking, pretend escape hatches. A rush, wings through channels of my coronary. «The Australian, May 15»
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Concert review: Seamless eclecticism from Tze Toh and the Looking …
... the left rear sounded J.S.Bach-like figurations to which the piano joined in an euphony which the old master would have thought provocative, ... «The Straits Times, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Euphony [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/euphony>. Apr 2024 ».
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