Meanings
comparative more symphonic · superlative most symphonic
- entertainmentCharacteristic of a symphony.
symphonic poem
3 more examples
She enjoyed the rich symphonic sound of the concert.
The band incorporated symphonic elements into their rock music.
Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.
1902 [1898], [George] Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite […] , second edition, London: Grant Richards, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveharmonious in sound
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekσῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekσῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)
- Latinsymphōnia
- Old Frenchsimphonie
- Middle Englishsymphonye
- Englishsymphony
- Englishsymphonic
Translations
Bulgarian симфоничен
- симфоничен (simfoničen)characteristic of a symphony
Catalan simfònic
- simfòniccharacteristic of a symphony
Czech symfonický
- symfonickýcharacteristic of a symphony
Danish symfonisk
- symfoniskcharacteristic of a symphony
Dutch symfonisch
- symfonischcharacteristic of a symphony
Esperanto simfonia
- simfoniacharacteristic of a symphony
Estonian sümfooniline
- sümfoonilinecharacteristic of a symphony
Finnish sinfoninen
- sinfoninencharacteristic of a symphony
French symphonique
- symphoniquecharacteristic of a symphony
German sinfonisch
- sinfonischcharacteristic of a symphony
Greek συμφωνικός
- συμφωνικός (symfonikós)characteristic of a symphony
Hungarian szimfonikus
- szimfonikuscharacteristic of a symphony
Irish siansach
- siansachcharacteristic of a symphony
Italian sinfonico
- sinfonicocharacteristic of a symphony
Latvian simfonisks
- simfoniskscharacteristic of a symphony
Lithuanian simfoninis
- simfoninischaracteristic of a symphony
Norwegian Bokmål symfonisk
- symfoniskcharacteristic of a symphony
Polish symfoniczny
- symfonicznycharacteristic of a symphony
Portuguese sinfônico, sinfónico
- sinfônicocharacteristic of a symphony
- sinfónicocharacteristic of a symphony
Romanian simfonic
- simfoniccharacteristic of a symphony
Russian симфони́ческий
- симфони́ческий (simfoníčeskij)characteristic of a symphony
Slovak symfonický
- symfonickýcharacteristic of a symphony
Spanish sinfónico
- sinfónicocharacteristic of a symphony
Swedish symfonisk
- symfoniskcharacteristic of a symphony
Turkish senfonik
- senfonikcharacteristic of a symphony
Ukrainian симфоні́чний
- симфоні́чний (symfoníčnyj)characteristic of a symphony
Welsh symffonig
- symffonigcharacteristic of a symphony
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with symphonic
Anagrams
Cite this entry
symphonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphonic
“symphonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symphonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symphonic.
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