melodious

adjective

mə-ˈlō-dē-əs How to pronounce melodious (audio)
Definition of melodiousnext
1
as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music could hear the melodious sounds of the woodlands as winter gave way to spring

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2
as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes a particularly melodious ringtone that was instantly recognizable

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Recent Examples of melodious Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026 Both punk anthems and melodious tunes can be played on AM/FM CD and cassette stereo. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2025 December’s a celebratory month showcasing our melodious melting pot of traditions, cultures, and creativity. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025 On a recent Tuesday evening inside Michigan's largest synagogue, a couple of singers took the stage as a piano player opened with a melodious intro. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for melodious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodious
  1. melodic
  2. symphonic
  3. lyrical
  4. musical
  5. lyric
  6. tuneful
  7. rhythmic
Adjective
  • Its core 1970s grinding yet melodic bluesy approach didn’t shift when synthesizers became the rage in the 1980s or when grunge overtook the rock world in the 1990s.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Bully’s amalgam of punk, grunge and melodic alt sounds has earned it a national following over the course of the past ten years.
    — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of melodic
Adjective
  • Central Market, released in 2009, proved that his idiosyncratic melodic sensibility could translate to a more symphonic setting, with the Wordless Music Orchestra giving his giddy, loop-heavy compositions a bustling, bristling density.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His symphonic tour has created work for more than 250 classical musicians while opening the stage to music students and professional orchestras.
    — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of symphonic
Adjective
  • Borges may not be able to see the scenery, but delights in every scrap of local color, to a degree that the American — tasked with describing everything to his elder, in suitably lyrical terms — finds quite wearisome.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Angus Young has repeated in interviews over the years that all this imagery and lyrical content about hell and the devil was pure tongue-in-cheek theatrics and nothing more.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lyrical
Adjective
  • Warchus says the pair spent a couple of years weighing whether to attempt a musical version at all, wary of tampering with a project both are proud of.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • My mother's people are very musical, so that really got us through a lot of hard times.
    — Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of musical
Adjective
  • Madonna asked the crowd — before the studio version rolled out in the days that followed, complete with lyric videos featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the Amsterdam event.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Watch a lyric video, assembled from Super 8 footage of Prine on a family vacation in the early 1970s, below.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of lyric
Adjective
  • This new 20-minute epic was the band’s Crazy Horse moment, their idea of a rock anthem that starts with a tuneful, melancholy song and then proceeds to deconstruct it with loud report.
    — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The songs, while tuneful and well-crafted, often blur together.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of tuneful
Adjective
  • The crowd points their phones at the pair, who are alternating between short dances, rhythmic movements, and striking poses.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In the clip, Lee expertly beats on a bongo while Limbani responds with eager rhythmic dancing.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhythmic

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“Melodious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodious. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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