Me-lō'di-ōŭs, a.

(77), a. [Fr. mélodieux, Pr. melodios, It. & Sp. melodioso, Pg. melodioso, Lat. melodus.] Containing melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice; melodious strains. “And music more melodious than the spheres.” Dryden.