Synonyms for melody
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
Alyssa likes to sing melodies while playing the drums.
Forms
- Plural
- melodies → tunes, songs, airs, harmonies…
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Harmony is simultaneous; melody is successive; harmony is the pleasing correspondence of two or more notes sounded at once, melody the pleasing succession of a number of notes continuously following one another. A melody may be wholly in one part; harmony must be of two or more parts.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- theme Benedito will ride the monorail at the theme park.
- tune She belted out tune after tune at the karaoke bar.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
- rhythm He's playing a cha cha cha rhythm on the drum kit.
By length
- 3 letters
- air1
- 4 letters
- line1, song1, tune1
- 5 letters
- music2, theme1
- 6 letters
- strain1, rhythm2
- 7 letters
- harmony3, descant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (music2 = 2 syllables).