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euphony

euphony

/ˈjufəni/

🔊 Figures of Sound

pleasing, harmonious arrangement of sounds

euphony in a sentence

“The murmuring of innumerable bees—Tennyson's euphony.”

Origin of euphony

Greek euphonia (sweet voice), from eu- (good) + phone (sound)

Related Words

cacophony

harsh, discordant combination of sounds

sibilance

repetition of hissing sounds (s, sh, z)

alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

consonance

repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the end of words

onomatopoeia

words that imitate the sounds they describe

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