melody

Speech parts

1. melody - Noun

2. Melody - Proper noun

Meaning

A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.

A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.

The air or tune of a musical piece.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tune air strain melodic line aria line song theme motif chant refrain leitmotif melodic phrase psalm concord
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Antonyms

consonant wind disagreement peer bury discord
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Hypernyms

music musical perception

Hyponyms

idea voice theme signature flourish fanfare

Related terms

melodrama Melodie

Phrases with the word

cat's melody make melody calm melody music melody signal classical melody classic melody

Derivatives

melodies

Examples

Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous. Yehudi Menuhin

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain. Enya

We human beings are tuned such that we crave great melody and great lyrics. And if somebody writes a great song, it's timeless that we as humans are going to feel something for that and there's going to be a real appreciation. Art Garfunkel

The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable. Richard Wagner

Music is the melody whose text is the world. Arthur Schopenhauer

Every soul is a melody which needs renewing. Stéphane Mallarmé

Close letter words and terms

melodramaturge melodramaturgy melodrame melody impairment melody line melody pipe