melodic

[ muh-lod-ik ]

/ məˈlɒd ɪk /

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adjective

melodious.

of or relating to melody, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.

Origin of melodic

1815–25; < Late Latin melōdicus < Greek melōidikós. See melody, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM melodic

me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverb non·me·lod·ic, adjective non·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverb un·me·lod·ic, adjective

un·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby melodic

mellow, mellow out, melo, melodeon, melodia, melodic, melodic interval, melodic minor scale, melodics, melodie, melodion

Example sentences from the Web for melodic

His voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.

Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’ |Jennie Yabroff |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Swift is a rhythmic and melodic kleptomaniac, and I mean that as the highest of compliments.

Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’: Country’s Prodigal Daughter Creates the Best Pop Album of the Year |Marlow Stern |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“We were about exploration, adventure—harmonic and rhythmic and melodic and more,” Weir says.

Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow |Emily Shire |April 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His voice would morph from a melodic baritone to a deep, guttural snarl, grinding notes to a pulp.

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Maybe I used the melodic Italian version for some odd reason.

Errors in the Field |Michael Tomasky |April 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Progression from one chord to another is called Harmonic progression; from one tone to another, Melodic progression.

A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons |Friedrich J. Lehmann
Every student of music knows that a melody is constructed of certain phrases which have identifiable rhythmic and melodic shape.

Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas |W. J. Henderson
The melodic leading of the upper voice in the accompaniment, when Eva asks: "Could not a widower hope to win me?"

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb
Furthermore, he showed a tendency to make his melodic themes recur at regular intervals, although he had no well-defined system.

How Music Developed |W. J. Henderson
Symphony in C minor—it is dramatic, although the melodic web is never broken.

Essay on the Creative Imagination |Th. Ribot

British Dictionary definitions for melodic

melodic

/ (mɪˈlɒdɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to melody

of or relating to a part in a piece of music

tuneful or melodious

Derived forms of melodic

melodically, adverb

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