melodious
Pleasant to hear
Melodious describes sounds that are pleasant and musical, with a smooth, tuneful quality: a melodious voice, the melodious call of a songbird.
The word suggests harmony and sweetness rather than harshness or discord.
Something melodious is agreeable to the ear, whether it's actual music or sounds that resemble it: She spoke in melodious tones.
Sweetly musical in tone
- euphoniousPleasing to hear
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- sonorousDeep and full-toned
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
symphonic · lyrical · tuneful · harmonious · silvery · golden · honeyed · lilting
Vocal music-making
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- warblingSinging with quavers
- trillingRapid note alternation
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
caroling · chanting · soprano · alto · tenor · baritone · vibrato · cantabile
Musically expressive
- verseMetered poetic passage
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
meter · flowing · lilting · eloquent · expressive · romantic · evocative · sentimental
dulcet
Sweetly musical in tone
- euphoniousPleasing to hear
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- sonorousDeep and full-toned
resonant · symphonic · lyrical · tuneful · harmonious · silvery · golden · honeyed · lilting · flowing
singing
Vocal music-making
humming · caroling · chanting · soprano · alto · tenor · baritone · vibrato · cantabile · bel canto
lyrical
Musically expressive
cadence · meter · flowing · lilting · eloquent · expressive · romantic · evocative · sentimental · wistful
catchy
Easy to remember
jingle · ditty · refrain · chorus · theme · motif · memorable · hummable · toe-tapping · infectious
orchestral
For a symphony ensemble
- symphonicPertaining to large-scale orchestral music
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- stringsThin flexible lines
woodwind · flute · violin · harp · piano · guitar · legato · arpeggio · concerto · sonata
- singing abilitytone deaf, pitch perfect, sing like a bird, hit the high notes, in tune
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- charmingcharming, appealing, delightful, lovely, pleasant
melodiouscacophonous
Harsh and jarring
discordant · dissonant · harsh · jarring · tuneless