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euphony

N เสียง ที่ ไพเราะ  เสียง ที่ รื่นหู  siang-ti-pai-row

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EUPHONY

n.[Gr. voice. ] An agreeable sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EUPHONY

Eu "pho *ny, n.; pl. Euphonies. Etym: [L. euphonia, Gr. euphonie. ]

 

Defn: A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

euphony

eu pho ny |ˈyo͞ofənē ˈjufəni | noun ( pl. euphonies ) the quality of being pleasing to the ear, esp. through a harmonious combination of words. the tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation. DERIVATIVES eu phon ic |yo͞oˈfänik |adjective, eu pho nize |-ˌnīz |verb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French euphonie, via late Latin from Greek euphōnia, from euphōnos well sounding (based on phōnē sound ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

euphony

euphony |ˈjuːf (ə )ni | noun ( pl. euphonies ) [ mass noun ] the quality of being pleasing to the ear. the tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation. DERIVATIVES euphonic |-ˈfɒnɪk |adjective, euphonize (also euphonise ) verb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French euphonie, via late Latin from Greek euphōnia, from euphōnos well sounding (based on phōnē sound ).