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euphony

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eu·pho·ny  (yf-n)
n. pl. eu·pho·nies
Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words.

[French euphonie, from Late Latin euphnia, from Greek euphni, from euphnos, sweet-voiced : eu-, eu- + phn, sound; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

eu·phonic (y-fnk) adj.
eu·phoni·cal·ly adv.

euphony
Noun
pl -nies a pleasing sound, esp. in speech [Greek eu- well + phōnē voice]

euphony
1. an agreeableness in sounds; a pleasantness to the ear; harmoniousness.
2. Phonetics. a harmoniousness in speech sounds, especially in word choices emphasizing various patterns of consonants or vowels. — euphonic, euphonical, euphonious, adj.
See also: Sound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.euphony - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
music of the spheres - an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
reharmonise, reharmonize - provide with a different harmony; "reharmonize the melody"
harmonise, harmonize - write a harmony for
orchestrate - write an orchestra score for
instrumentate, instrument - write an instrumental score for
transcribe - rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

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For purposes of euphony, however, without which the lines would be harsh and unpoetical, I have invariably made two syllables of them.
Oh, from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously wells
 
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