euphony

== English == === Etymology === From French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as eu- +‎ -phony. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjuːfəni/ Hyphenation: Hyphenation: eu‧pho‧ny === Noun === euphony (countable and uncountable, plural euphonies) A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear. Synonym: euphonism Antonym: cacophony The tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === ideophone phonaesthesia === References ===