melodious

Questions about melodious

What does melodious mean?

melodious means "having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in melodious?

melodious has 4 syllables: me-lo-di-ous. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /məˈloʊdiəs/.

What is another word for melodious?

Close synonyms include tuneful, melodic, musical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of melodious?

The recorded antonyms are unmelodious.

Is melodious a common word?

melodious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.