melodiously
gb/mˈɛlˈoʊdiəsli/ us/mˈɛlˈoʊdiəsli/
C1
Anglais
dallamosan, zeneien
C1
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dallamosan
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Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] sings/plays [melodiously]
She sang melodiously, and the room fell quiet.
Dallamosan énekelt, és a szobában csend lett.
A bird was calling melodiously from the top of the tree.
A fa tetejéről egy madár dallamosan szólt.
The violin line rose melodiously above the orchestra.
Exemples pédagogiques
He plays the guitar melodiously.
Dallamosan játszik gitáron.
The child sang melodiously.
A gyerek dallamosan énekelt.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes use *melodic* (adjective) instead of the adverb *melodiously* (e.g., 'she sings melodic').
Sens
in a tuneful, musical way
Collocations
sing melodiously
|play melodiously
|melodiously on the piano
|melodiously on the flute
|melodiously over the speakers
|melodiously arranged
|melodiously harmonized
|melodiously flowing melody
|melodiously in tune
|melodiously through the hall
Synonymes
tunefully (More common and slightly more informal.)
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sweetly (Emphasizes a gentle, pleasant sound more than musical structure.)
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harmoniously (Highlights pleasing combination of sounds rather than a clear melody.)
Antonymes
discordantly (Emphasizes clashing, unpleasant combinations of notes.)
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harshly (Focuses on rough, unpleasant sound quality.)
Thèmes
music
|sound
|arts
Définition
in a way that sounds like a nice song
In a way that has a pleasant, musical tune or sequence of notes; tunefully.
C1
LITERARY
2
dallamosan
B2
zeneien
C1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] speaks [melodiously]
He spoke melodiously, with a calm rhythm that held everyone's attention.
Dallamosan beszélt, nyugodt ritmusban, amely mindenki figyelmét lekötötte.
The poem was read melodiously, as if each line were part of a song.
A verset dallamosan olvasták fel, mintha minden sor egy dal része lenne.
Her name sounded melodiously in his accent.
Exemples pédagogiques
She speaks melodiously.
Dallamosan beszél.
He read the story melodiously.
Dallamosan olvasta fel a történetet.
Erreur fréquente :
Avoid using *melodiously* for visual beauty; it describes sound, not appearance.
Sens
in a pleasing sounding way
Collocations
speak melodiously
|melodiously voiced
|melodiously intoned
|melodiously recite
|melodiously read aloud
|melodiously accented
|melodiously phrased
|melodiously flowing speech
Synonymes
pleasantly (More general and less specifically musical.)
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smoothly (Focuses on lack of roughness rather than musical quality.)
Antonymes
gratingly (Suggests an irritating, scraping sound quality.)
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jarringly (Suggests an unpleasant, abrupt effect on the listener.)
Thèmes
sound
|communication
Définition
in a way that sounds pleasant to hear
In a way that sounds pleasant and smooth, often like music, even when referring to speech or other non-musical sounds.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
melodiously
API
GB/mˈɛlˈoʊdiəsli/
US/mˈɛlˈoʊdiəsli/
Syllabes et accentuation
me - lodi - ously (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (me)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: melodiously
- Plural: melodiouslies
Famille de mots
Expressions
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