mə̇ˈlōdēəs, meˈ- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French melodieus, from Medieval Latin melodiosus, from Late Latin melodia + Latin -osus -ous — more at melody
1. : agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds
2. : producing or designed to produce melody
a melodious instrument
these melodious poets
3.
a. : containing, constituting, or characterized by melody
b. : having a melody
• melodiously adverb
• melodiousness noun -es