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06-27-2006, 09:18 PM
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What's the word I'm looking for?
I learned a word once that meant "pleasant sounding". Now I can't think of it. Anyone have any idea?
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06-27-2006, 09:22 PM
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Cacophonous means bad-sounding.
Euphonous means nice-sounding.
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06-27-2006, 09:24 PM
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Ah, ephonious will work. Thanks!!
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06-27-2006, 10:59 PM
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06-28-2006, 12:24 AM
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I'm a bit old fashioned, I guess, but you get the same desired effect..... http://thesaurus.reference.com/
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06-28-2006, 09:02 AM
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sonorous? (though more towards fuller and/or richer...)
mellifluous? (not limited to descriptions of sounds)
dulcet? (my vote to match your question)
you've got a bunch of other choices, from harmonious to melodious to literal things like "sweet-sounding".
one thing i've found: once you go to a thesaurus for a word, for the next six hours you can't think of a single synonym from scratch in your own head without returning to the damn book to look every little thing up... anyone else get that?
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06-28-2006, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Siglark
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way cool!!! thanks for this link, it's a good 'un.
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06-28-2006, 05:44 PM
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don't see how, since it's not a word... the one you want is probably 'e uphon ious'... or 'euphonic'... though i like 'mellifluous' better, because it flows so prettily off the tongue...
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06-29-2006, 09:36 PM
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personally, I find "euphonious" more pleasant sounding. There's no possibly-nasal N in it like "sonorous", and no strange accent like "mellifluous".
"Euphonious" is two iambs, Shakespeare would approve it for sonnets.
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06-29-2006, 10:56 PM
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Female orgasms sound pretty pleasant.
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07-01-2006, 03:37 PM
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I think that words should sound good and flow easily off the tongue. However, I also think that you must consider your audience. If they have to go to a thesaurus or dictionary to find out what you are saying, many with not do so. If you are writing for an intellectual audience then by all means use the word. I think it is also a good idea to challenge a reader, just be careful how much.
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07-01-2006, 03:39 PM
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I think that words should sound good and flow easily off the tongue. However, I also think that you must consider your audience. If they have to go to a thesaurus or dictionary to find out what you are saying, many with not do so. If you are writing for an intellectual audience then by all means use the word. I think it is also a good idea to challenge a reader, just be careful how much.
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07-02-2006, 01:28 PM
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If you want to use a complex word and you think the reader might be put off by it, you can:
a) get rid of it
b) put some context into it: build up with synonyms, other description, etc.
for an example of b), I'll use "euphonious"
The wind blew about the gazebos, where a string quartet played a slow tune. The wind, euphonous, light, was a fifth member, whistling and rolling about them.
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07-02-2006, 06:44 PM
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euphon ous, or euphon ious?... imo, the latter has a more euphonious sound...
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Last edited by mammamaia : 07-02-2006 at 06:50 PM.
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07-02-2006, 09:31 PM
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dictionary.com lists both versions as legitimate.
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