euphonious

pleasant-sounding

Roots

-ous / -ious: full of or marked by a quality
eu-: good, well, or pleasing
phon: sound or voice

Other words with the phon root

cacophonous: harsh or unpleasant-sounding
cacophony: a harsh mixture of sounds
euphony: pleasant or harmonious sound
homophone: a word that sounds the same as another word
phone: a device or voice/sound connection
symphony: harmonious sound-together; a complex musical work

Euphonious is the adjective form: the sound is smooth, balanced, or pleasing to the ear.

The poet chose a euphonious phrase instead of a technically perfect but ugly one.

Euphonious turns taste into language. A phrase is not just pretty; it is pleasing in sound. Eu- gives the goodness; phon gives the sound.

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