melody
[ mel-uh-dee ]
/ ˈmɛl ə di /
noun, plural mel·o·dies.
musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
Music.
- the succession of single tones in musical compositions, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.
- the principal part in a harmonic composition; the air.
- a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea.
a poem suitable for singing.
intonation, as of a segment of connected speech.
Origin of melody
SYNONYMS FOR melody
1 See
harmony.
2 tune, song, descant, theme.
OTHER WORDS FROM melody
mel·o·dy·less, adjective un·der·mel·o·dy, noun, plural un·der·mel·o·dies.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH melody
malady melodyWords nearby melody
melodist,
melodize,
melodrama,
melodramatic,
melodramatize,
melody,
meloid,
melon,
melon dome,
melon foot,
melon pear
Definition for melody (2 of 2)
Melody
[ mel-uh-dee ]
/ ˈmɛl ə di /
noun
a female given name.
Example sentences from the Web for melody
British Dictionary definitions for melody
melody
/ (ˈmɛlədɪ) /
noun plural -dies
music
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; tune
- the horizontally represented aspect of the structure of a piece of musicCompare harmony (def. 4b)
sounds that are pleasant because of tone or arrangement, esp words of poetry
Word Origin for melody
C13: from Old French, from Late Latin
melōdia, from Greek
melōidia singing, from
melos song +
-ōidia, from
aoidein to sing