different between euphonious vs pellucid

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

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Translations

See also

• Thesaurus:pleasant

References

Further reading

• phonaesthetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Latin pell?cidus, from per- (“very”) + l?cidus (“clear, bright”) (whence lucid), from l?ce? (“shine, be visible”). Surface analysis per- +? lucid; compare perfervid. Compare clear, crystal clear, both also with literal meaning “transparent” but metaphorical meaning “easily understood”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??lu?s?d/

Adjective

pellucid (comparative more pellucid, superlative most pellucid)

1. Allowing the passage of light; transparent.
   • 1857, R. M. Ballantyne, The Coral Island, ch. 16:

     . . . and the bright seaweeds and the brilliant corals shone in the depths of that pellucid water, as we rowed over it, like rare and precious gems.

   • 1862, Christina Rossetti, "Goblin Market" in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems, The World's Classics, Oxford University Press, 1913, 173-179, [1]

     You cannot think what figs / My teeth have met in, / What melons icy-cold / Piled on a dish of gold / Too huge for me to hold, / What peaches with a velvet nap; / Pellucid grapes without one seed: […]

   • 1979, Time, 22 October, 1979, [3]

     Opera star Tozzi sings with the richness of burnished bronze and Daniels complements him with her pellucid soprano.

2. Easily understood; clear.
   • 1994, Fritz Lanham in Houston Chronicle, 13 November, 1994, [4],

     Written in spare, pellucid prose, the book reads like a close-to-the-bone memoir.

   • 1999, Judith Butler, Gender Trouble, Preface:

     If I treat that grammar as pellucid, then I fail to call attention precisely to that sphere of language that establishes and disestablishes intelligibility, and that would be precisely to thwart my own project as I have described it to you here.

Synonyms

• (allowing passage of light): clear, limpid, lucid, translucent
• (easily understood): clear, crystal clear, lucid, translucent

Related terms

• elucidate
• lucid
• pellucidity
• perfervid

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