melodious

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊdiəs

Etymology

From Old French melodios

Adjective

melodious (comparative more melodious, superlative most melodious)

Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
- 2013 October 13, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Lisa’s Wedding” (season six, episode 19; originally aired 3/19/1995)”, in The Onion AV Club‎:
  Patinkin’s melodious voice is a natural fit for animation, and he breathes just the right type of upper-crust life into Hugh in 22 short minutes.

Translations

having a pleasant melody

Catalan: melodiós
Danish: melodiøs
Dutch: melodieus (nl)
Esperanto: melodia (eo)
Finnish: melodinen (fi), soinnukas (fi)
French: mélodieux (fr)
Galician: melodioso m
German: melodiös (de), melodisch (de)
Greek: μελωδικός (el) (melodikós)
Hungarian: melódikus

Maori: rōreka, wainene, waitī
Norwegian:
Bokmål: melodiøs, melodisk

Nynorsk: melodiøs, melodisk
Portuguese: melodioso, melódico (pt)
Romanian: melodios (ro)
Russian: мелоди́чный (ru) (melodíčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: mànranach
Spanish: melodioso

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