Definition
Having a pleasant tune or sound; musical and harmonious. It describes sounds, voices, or music that are pleasing to the ear and flow smoothly.
Etymology
From Greek melodia, combining melos (song, tune) + oidia (singing). The word traveled through Latin melodia into Old French melodie and finally into English. It has consistently meant 'having the quality of pleasant music' throughout its evolution.
Kelly Says
Just break it down: MELODY + -OUS = full of melody! If something is melodious, it's literally full of pleasant melody. Think of a songbird's melodious call or a melodious voice that sounds like music even when just talking. The 'ous' ending means 'characterized by' - so melodious = characterized by melody.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُوسيقى جميل
moo-see-kah jamil
CACatalà
melodiós
meh-loh-dee-ohs
CSČeština
melodický
meh-loh-dee-cky
DADansk
melodisk
meh-loh-disk
DEDeutsch
melodisch
meh-loh-dish
ELΕλληνικά
μελωδικός
meh-loh-dee-kos
ESEspañol
melódico
meh-loh-dee-koh
FISuomi
melodioinen
meh-loh-dee-oh-inen
FRFrançais
mélodieux
meh-loh-dee-uh
GUGU
સંગીતપૂર્ણ
sangit-poor-n
HAHA
melodious
meh-loh-dee-us
HEעברית
מלוֹדִי
meh-loh-dee
HIहिन्दी
संगीतपूर्ण
sangit-poor-n
HUMagyar
dallamos
dah-lah-mos
IDBahasa Indonesia
melodi
meh-loh-dee
IGIG
melodious
meh-loh-dee-us
ITItaliano
melodioso
meh-loh-dee-oh-soh
KKKK
мелодиялық
meh-loh-dee-ya-lyk
MRMR
संगीतात्मक
sangita-atmak
MSBahasa Melayu
melodi
meh-loh-dee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်
cha-y-na-p
NLNederlands
melodieus
meh-loh-dee-us
NONorsk
melodisk
meh-loh-disk
PAPA
ਸੁર-ਪੂર્ਣ
sur-poor-n
PLPolski
melodyjny
meh-loh-dee-yhn-y
PTPortuguês
melodioso
meh-loh-dee-oh-soh
RORomână
melodic
meh-loh-dik
RUРусский
мелодичный
meh-lo-dich-nyy
SVSvenska
melodisk
meh-loh-disk
SWKiswahili
melodi
meh-loh-dee
TRTürkçe
melodik
meh-loh-dik
UKУкраїнська
мелодійний
meh-lo-di-ynyi
URاردو
مُوسيقى
moo-see-kah
VITiếng Việt
duyên dáng
doo-yen dang
YOYO
melodious
meh-loh-dee-us
ZUZU
melodious
meh-loh-dee-us