EUPHONY


Meaning of EUPHONY in English

n. (pl. -ies)

1. a pleasantness of sound, esp. of a word or phrase; harmony. b a pleasant sound.

2 the tendency to make a phonetic change for ease of pronunciation.

Derivatives:

euphonic adj. euphonize v.tr. (also -ise).

Etymology: F euphonie f. LL euphonia f. Gk euphonia (as EU-, phone sound)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.