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melodious

/məˈləʊdiəs/adjective

उच्चारण मलोडिअस

मधुर, सुरीला

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adjective
  1. 1

    having a pleasant tune or a pleasant sound like music

    मधुर, सुरीला

    • a melodious voice
    • the melodious song of the koel
    • She sang a melodious lullaby to the baby.
    + 2 more examples
    • The melodious notes of the flute floated across the village.
    • Birds fill the garden with their melodious songs at dawn.

    Synonyms tuneful musical sweet harmonious dulcet

    Opposite harsh discordant cacophonous grating

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

melodious + noun

Melodious comes before a noun like voice, song or tune to say that it sounds sweet.

'Melodious' noun से पहले आकर बताता है कि आवाज़, गीत या धुन सुनने में मधुर है।

  • The koel has a melodious call.
  • She sang a melodious bhajan.

be melodious

It can also stand after be: the sound is melodious.

यह be के बाद भी आ सकता है: the sound is melodious।

  • Her voice was soft and melodious.

melodious vs musical vs tuneful

Melodious stresses sweetness of sound; musical means relating to music or good at it; tuneful means having a clear tune.

'Melodious' ध्वनि की मधुरता पर ज़ोर देता है; 'musical' संगीत से संबंधित या संगीत में कुशल; 'tuneful' स्पष्ट धुन वाला।

  • He is musical, and his voice is melodious.

melodiously (adverb) / melodiousness (noun)

The adverb is melodiously and the noun melodiousness; both are less common.

Adverb 'melodiously' और noun 'melodiousness' है; दोनों कम प्रचलित हैं।

  • The birds sang melodiously at dawn.

not used for people directly

Do not call a person melodious; describe the voice, the song or the sound.

किसी व्यक्ति को सीधे 'melodious' न कहें; आवाज़, गीत या ध्वनि का वर्णन करें।

  • The singer has a melodious voice.
+Collocations 5

melodious + noun

voicetunesongcallsoundmusic

  • A melodious tune drifted from the temple.

adverb + melodious

verysweetlywonderfullysoftlynaturally

  • The flute sounded wonderfully melodious.

melodious + bird

koelnightingalebulbullarkthrush

  • The nightingale is known for its melodious song.

melodious + singer

melodious singermelodious flutemelodious bellmelodious raga

  • He played a melodious raga on the sitar.

melodious and + adjective

clear and melodioussoft and melodioussweet and melodiousrich and melodious

  • Her voice is clear and melodious.
“More examples 5
  • Early in the morning, the melodious call of the koel woke Radhika.

सुबह-सुबह कोयल की मधुर पुकार ने राधिका को जगा दिया।

  • Lata Mangeshkar's melodious voice is loved all over India.

लता मंगेशकर की मधुर आवाज़ पूरे भारत में पसंद की जाती है।

  • The temple bells made a soft, melodious sound.

मंदिर की घंटियों से कोमल, मधुर ध्वनि निकली।

  • He played a melodious tune on his flute under the tree.

उसने पेड़ के नीचे अपनी बाँसुरी पर एक मधुर धुन बजाई।

  • The melodious morning prayer filled the school hall.

मधुर प्रातःकालीन प्रार्थना से विद्यालय का हॉल गूँज उठा।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Melodious, harmonious and tuneful all describe pleasant sound, but melodious is the sweetness of a tune, harmonious is the blend of notes or of people, and tuneful stresses a clear tune.

तीनों सुखद ध्वनि बताते हैं, पर melodious धुन की मधुरता है, harmonious स्वरों या लोगों का मेल है और tuneful स्पष्ट धुन पर बल देता है।

melodious

Sweet and pleasing in sound, like music.

संगीत जैसी मधुर और सुखद ध्वनि।

  • The melodious call of the koel.

harmonious

Sounding pleasant together, or living without conflict.

एक साथ सुखद सुनाई देने वाला, या बिना संघर्ष साथ रहने वाला।

  • The choir sang in a harmonious blend.
◇Word family
melody noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

me·lo·di·ous

With -lo- and -dious (not 'melodius').

-lo- और अंत में -dious ('melodius' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the pleasant-sound words together: melodious (with a pleasant tune), tuneful, mellifluous (sweet and smooth, of a voice), dulcet, euphonious, harmonious.

सुखद ध्वनि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: melodious (सुखद धुन वाला), tuneful, mellifluous (आवाज़ के लिए मधुर और कोमल), dulcet, euphonious, harmonious।

§Grammar and usage

Opposites: cacophonous, discordant, strident, raucous.

विपरीत: cacophonous, discordant, strident, raucous।