different between cacophonious vs euphonious

English

Adjective

cacophonious (comparative more cacophonious, superlative most cacophonious)

1. cacophonous; harsh-sounding; unmusical

English

Etymology

From euphonical +? -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Euphonical is derived from euphonic +? -al (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’); with euphonic from euphony +? -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’), and euphony borrowed from French euphonie, from Ancient Greek ??????? (euph?nía), from ??- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + ???? (ph?n?, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to say, speak”)) + -??? (-í?, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ju??f??.n?.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ju?fo?.ni.?s/
• Rhymes: -??ni?s
• Hyphenation: eu?phon?i?ous

Adjective

euphonious (comparative more euphonious, superlative most euphonious)

1. Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) euphonic, (archaic) euphonical, euphonous, mellifluous, sonorous; see also Thesaurus:euphonious

   Antonyms: cacophonous, noneuphonious, uneuphonious; see also Thesaurus:cacophonous

   Coordinate term: symphonious

Derived terms

• euphoniously
• euphoniousness
• noneuphonious
• uneuphonious

Related terms

Translations

See also

• Thesaurus:pleasant

References

Further reading

• phonaesthetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia