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euphonious

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eu·pho·ni·ous  (y-fn-s)
adj.
Pleasing or agreeable to the ear.
eu·phoni·ous·ly adv.
eu·phoni·ous·ness n.
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Adj.1.euphonious - having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"
euphonous
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
2.euphonious - (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"
dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"


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Indeed, it is to be wished that the whole of our country could be rescued, as much as possible, from the wretched nomenclature inflicted upon it, by ignorant and vulgar minds; and thismight be done, in a great degree, by restoring the Indian names, wherever significant and euphonious.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
The real name of the little man was Harris, but it had gradually merged into the less euphonious one of Trotters, which, with the prefatory adjective, Short, had been conferred upon him by reason of the small size of his legs.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
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