melodic

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UK/mɪˈlɒd.ɪk/US/məˈlɑ.ɾɪk/

adjective

Of, relating to, or having melody.

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melodiousmusicalariosesonglikecanoroussongfulcantabilesinging
OriginFrench mélodique →
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Meanings

adjectivemelodic (comparative more melodic, superlative most melodic)

comparative more melodic · superlative most melodic

  1. Of, relating to, or having melody.

    Debussy's melody is fractional, fragmentary. But at the core all his music is melodic and melody is its main motive force.

    1929, Arthur Lourié, “An Inquiry into Melody”, in Modern Music, volume VII, number 1, page 10
  2. Melodious, tuneful.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontaining or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

Similar
melodiousmusicalariosesonglikecanoroussongfulcantabilesingingdulcethoneyedmellifluous
Also see
ariosecanorouscantabiledulceteuphonioushoneyedhorizontallyricalmellifluousmellisonantmelodialmelodiousmusicalsingingsongfulsonglikesweet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmélodique
  2. Englishmelodic

Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melody + -ic.

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Translations

Bulgarian мелодичен
  • мелодичен (melodičen)melodious, tuneful
Catalan melòdic
  • melòdicof, relating to, or having melody
Dutch melodisch
  • melodischof, relating to, or having melody
Finnish melodinen, melodinen
  • melodinenof, relating to, or having melody
  • melodinenmelodious, tuneful
Greek μελωδικός
  • μελωδικός (melodikós)melodious, tuneful
Hungarian dallamos
  • dallamosmelodious, tuneful
Norwegian Bokmål melodisk, melodisk
  • melodiskof, relating to, or having melody
  • melodiskmelodious, tuneful
Polish melodyczny, melodyjny
  • melodycznyof, relating to, or having melody
  • melodyjnymelodious, tuneful
Portuguese melódico, melódico
  • melódicoof, relating to, or having melody
  • melódicomelodious, tuneful
  • melodiosomelodious, tuneful
Romanian melodic, melodios
  • melodicof, relating to, or having melody
  • melodiosmelodious, tuneful
Russian мелодичный
  • мелодичный (melodičnyj)melodious, tuneful
Spanish melódico
  • melódicoof, relating to, or having melody
Ukrainian мелоди́чний, мелоді́йний
  • мелоди́чний (melodýčnyj)of, relating to, or having melody
  • мелоді́йний (melodíjnyj)melodious, tuneful

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with melodic

periodicepisodicodiceisteddfodiciodicmonodic
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Cite this entry
APA

melodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodic

MLA

“melodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melodic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melodic.

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