melody
- 01 B1 Intermediate
a series of musical notes that follow each other to create a recognizable tune.
a sequence of musical notes that are perceived as a single, coherent structure; the principal part in a harmonic composition.
Simple“The song has a simple melody that is very easy to whistle.”
In context“The composer introduced a haunting melody in the first movement, which was later developed into a complex fugue by the woodwind section.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
the quality of being pleasant to listen to because of the arrangement of sounds.
the quality of being melodious or tuneful; sweet-sounding arrangement of words or musical tones.
Simple“I love the melody of the Italian language when it is spoken quickly.”
In context“The poet was celebrated for the natural melody of his verse, which seemed to sing even when read silently from the page.”
SynonymsmelodiousnesstunefulnessmusicalityAntonymsdiscordcacophony
“The best-performing model identified performers with 94.4% accuracy, while a more interpretable model that separated melody, harmony, rhythm and dynamics reached 91.3% accuracy.”
“Rod wanted the right sound for the melody line and went through the whole woodwind section of samples.”
From the noun melody; in regular use since the 20th century.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.