melody (redirected from melodies)

mel·o·dy  (ml-d)

n. pl. mel·o·dies

1. A pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds.

2. Musical quality: the melody of verse.

3. Music

a. A rhythmically organized sequence of single tones so related to one another as to make up a particular phrase or idea.

b. Structure with respect to the arrangement of single notes in succession.

c. The leading part or the air in a composition with accompaniment.

4. A poem suitable for setting to music or singing.

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[Middle English melodie, from Old French, from Late Latin meldia, from Greek melidi, singing, choral song : melos, tune + aoid, song; see wed-² in Indo-European roots.]

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melody [ˈmɛlədɪ]

n pl -dies

1. (Music, other) Music

a.  a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; tune

b.  the horizontally represented aspect of the structure of a piece of music Compare harmony [4b]

2. sounds that are pleasant because of tone or arrangement, esp words of poetry

[from Old French, from Late Latin melōdia, from Greek melōidia singing, from melos song + -ōidia, from aoidein to sing]

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Melody of harpers: harpists collectively—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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melody

• grace note - An extra note for embellishment, not necessary for the harmony or melody.
• absolute music, abstract music, pure music - Absolute music (abstract music, pure music) is music for its own sake—concerned only with structure, melody, harmony, and rhythm.
• air - An expressive succession of musical sounds—a melody or tune.
• melody - From Greek melos, "song," its early sense was "sweet music."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	melody - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" melodic line, melodic phrase, tune, strain, air, line tucket, fanfare, flourish - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" glissando - a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale roulade - (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner leitmotif, leitmotiv - a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) theme song - a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie signature tune, theme song, signature - a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" musical phrase, phrase - a short musical passage
	2.	melody - the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes tonal pattern musical perception - the auditory perception of musical sounds

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melody

noun

1. tune, song, theme, refrain, air, music, strain, descant, MLOD (S.M.S.) an easy melody with a frenetic beat

2. tunefulness, music, harmony, musicality, euphony, melodiousness, MLOD (S.M.S.) Her voice was full of melody.

Translations

melody [ˈmelədɪ] N → melodía f

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melody [ˈmɛlədi] n (= tune) → mélodie f

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melody

n → Melodie f; (fig: of poetry etc) → Melodik f

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melody [ˈmɛlədɪ] n → melodia

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melody

n melody [ˈmelədi]

1 a tune He played Irish melodies on the harp. melodie نَغَم мелодия melodie melodi die Melodie μελωδία melodía viis صدای موسیقی sävelmä mélodie נְעִימָה मधुर संगीत melodija, napjev melódia lagu lag melodia 歌曲 멜로디, 선율 melodija melodija lagu melodie melodi melodia melodia melodie мелодия melódia napev melodija melodi ทำนองเพลง ezgi, melodi 曲調 мелодія دھن giai điệu 曲调

2 the principal part in a piece of harmonized music The sopranos sang the melody, and the other voices added the harmony. melodie اللحْن الرَّئيسي мелодичност melodie hovedstemme die Melodiestimme μελωδία melodía meloodia صدای موسیقی melodia mélodie נְעִימָה सुमधुर संगीत melodija dallam melodi laglína melodia 旋律 주선율 melodija melodija, tēma melodi meloie melodi melodia melodia melodie тема melódia melodija melodija melodi เนื้อเพลง melodi, şarkı 主調 тема سروں کی خوش آہنگ ترتیب âm điệu 主调

adj meˈlodic [-ˈlo-]

of melody a melodic style. melodieus لَحْني، رَخيم мелодичен melodický melodisk melodisch μελωδικός melódico meloodiline خوش آهنگ melodinen mélodique מֶלוֹדִי गीत का, गीतमय melodičan dallamos berlagu lagrænn melodico 旋律の 선율적인 melodingas melodisks melodi melodisch melodi- melodyczny melódico melodic мелодический melodický melodičen melodičan melodisk, melodi- ไพเราะ ezgili, melodik 旋律的 мелодійний, мелодичний موسیقیت سے متعلق du dương 旋律的

adj meˈlodious [ˈlou-]

pleasing to the ear; tuneful melodious tunes. melodieus رَخيم، شَجي، مُطْرِب мелодически melodický; zpěvný melodiøs wohlklingend μελωδικός melodioso meloodiline دلپذیر soinnukas mélodieux מֶלוֹדִי सुरीला melodičan dallamos merdu kliðmjúkur, hljómfagur melodioso 美しい調べの 듣기 좋은 melodingas melodisks, labskanīgs merdu melodieus melodisk, velklingende melodyjny melodioso melodios мелодичный melodický ubran melodičan melodisk, välljudande ไพเราะ ahenkli, müzikal 悅耳的 мелодійний سریلا یا غنائیت سے متعلق du dương 悦耳的

adv meˈlodiously

melodieus بِصورَةٍ شَجِيَّه мелодично melodicky melodiøst wohlklingend μελωδικά melodiosamente meloodiliselt بطور شیرین sointuisasti mélodieusement בְּצוּרָה עָרֵבָה सुरीलापन melodično dallamosan dengan merdu hljómfagurt melodiosamente 美しい調べで 듣기 좋게 melodingai melodiski dengan merdu melodieus melodisk, velklingende melodyjnie melodiosamente melodios мелодично melodicky ubrano melodično melo-diskt, välljudande อย่างไพเราะ ahenkle 悅耳地 мелодійно سریلے پن سے một cách du dương 悦耳地

n meˈlodiousness

melodieusheid رَخامَه мелодичност melodičnost melodiøsitet der Wohlklang μελωδικότητα cualidad de melodioso meloodilisus خوش صدایی melodisuus caractère mélodieux מֶלוֹדִיוּת सुरीलापन melodičnost dallamosság kemerduan hljómfegurð melodiosità 美しい調べ 듣기 좋음 melodingumas melodiskums, labskaņa kemerduan melodieusheid melodiskhet melodyczność harmonia caracter melodios мелодичность melodickosť ubranost melodičnost melodiskhet, välljud ความไพเราะ ahenklilik 悅耳 мелодійність سریلا پن tính du dương 悦耳

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melody → لحن melodie melodi Melodie μελωδία melodía melodia mélodie melodija melodia メロディー 멜로디 melodie melodi melodia melodia мелодия melodi เสียงดนตรี melodi giai điệu 旋律