Euphonious
/juːˈfoʊ.ni.əs/noun
Pleasing or sweet in sound.
Did you know?Its root is the same Greek eu- (“good, well”) that appears in words like eulogy and euphemism, while phōnē (“voice, sound”) also powers modern terms like telephone and symphony.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
euphōnos
“well-sounding; sweet-voiced”
Late Greek
Greek
euphōnia
“sweetness of sound; harmonious voice”
Late Latin
Latin
euphonia
“pleasant sound; harmony of voice”
16th–17th Century
English
euphony
“pleasantness of sound or pronunciation”
17th Century
English
euphonious
“having a pleasant sound; sweet-voiced”