Pleasing succession of sounds
1harmony, melody, tune — Each of these words refers to musical sound. Harmony is the study of the structure and relation of musical chords, that is, the blending or mingling of sounds. Melody is the rhythmical relation of successive sounds that combine to make a tune. A… …
2melody — n. 1. Pleasing succession of sounds (as distinguished from harmony or the concord of sounds), sweetness of sound, music. 2. Song, descant, tune. 3. Air, tune, theme …
3tune — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. melody, air; harmony, concord. See music. v. modulate, adjust, attune; harmonize. See agreement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. melody, air, aria, song, harmony, strain, theme, piece, number, ditty, jingle,… …
4Melodies — Melody Mel o*dy, n.; pl. {Melodies}. [OE. melodie, F. m[ e]lodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. ? a singing, choral song, fr. ? musical, melodious; me los song, tune + ? song. See {Ode}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. [1913… …
5Melody — Mel o*dy, n.; pl. {Melodies}. [OE. melodie, F. m[ e]lodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. ? a singing, choral song, fr. ? musical, melodious; me los song, tune + ? song. See {Ode}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. [1913 Webster] …
6air — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. atmosphere (See air); mien, bearing, appearance; tune, melody (See music). v. t. ventilate (See air); proclaim, broadcast (See publication). II Earth s atmosphere Nouns 1 …
7aria — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. song, air (See music). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. song, air, melody, solo, vocal piece. see opera III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A pleasing succession of musical tones forming a usually brief… …
8melody — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tune, theme, song, aria, air. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being melodious] Syn. consonance, assonance, concord, unison, euphony, resonance, inflection, chime; see also harmony 1 …
9note — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. letter, missive; acknowledgment, comment, reminder; observation, memo[randum], notation; explanation, remark, annotation; distinction, fame; tone, sound, pitch. See communication, attention,… …
10strain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stretch, make taut; strive, exert; sprain; overtax, overstretch; filter, percolate. See cleanness, egress, exaggeration. n. effort, exertion; pressure; line of descent, stock, ancestry; streak,… …
