Melody

/ˈmɛl.ə.di/

Synonyms for "melody" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(6 words)

air tune music airs cadence descants

aim air ariabel cantocanto cantus descant diapason

Strong matches (21)

Noun(7 words)

ditties flow greensleeves hornpipe hornpipes lilt line

dulcetness euphoniousness euphony harmony jingle lay line lyrics measure mellifluence mellifluousness melodiamelodic line

Adjective(1 words)

french air

Related words (34)

Noun(12 words)

melodic linemelodic phraseorin prosody rhythm song songs strain swaneetonal patterntunes warbles

melodiousnessmusical qualitymusical soundmusicality note piece refrain solosolo partsongsoprano partstrain sweetness theme tonality tone treble tune tunefulness warble

Adjective(2 words)

short dittyshort musical piece

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

aesthetic of soundmusicmusic elementmusical featuremusical perceptionprosodysound patternsound quality

More specific

7 entries

aria cadence lilt lullaby motif rhythm theme

Collocations

6 entries

beautiful melodybright melodycatchy melodymemorable melodysoft melodyuplifting melody

Inflections

1 entries

melodies

Derivations

4 entries

melodic melodically melodist melodize

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The song had a melody that went like this.

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This melody reminds me of my school days.

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This melody is familiar to many Japanese.

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I tried to learn the melody by heart.

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