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euphonic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /juːˈfɒnɪk/
  • General-American: /juˈfɑnɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Characterized by euphony; harmonious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dulcet, euphonious, euphonous, mellifluous

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characterized by euphony

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: euphonical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From euphony + -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bukurtingëllues — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Bulgarian: благозвучен (blagozvučen) — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Catalan: eufònic — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Chinese Mandarin: 和諧悅耳的 /和谐悦耳的 (héxié yuè'ěr de) — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Czech: libozvučný — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Czech: eufonický — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Finnish: eufoninen — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Finnish: soinnukas — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Finnish: sopusointuinen — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • French: euphonique — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Georgian: კეთილხმოვანი (ḳetilxmovani) — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • German: eufonisch — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • German: euphonisch — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • German: wohlklingend — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Greek: ευφωνικός (effonikós) — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Irish: dea-fhoghrach — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Italian: eufonico — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Manx: jeih-heeanagh — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Portuguese: eufónico — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Portuguese: eufônico — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Romanian: eufonic — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Russian: благозву́чный (blagozvúčnyj) — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious
  • Spanish: eufónico — characterized by euphony — see also harmonious