MELODIES
Noun
melodies
plural of melody
Anagrams
• idlesome, melodise
Source: Wiktionary
MELODY
Mel"o*dy, n.; pl. Melodies. Etym: [OE. melodie, F. mélodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. Ode.]
1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. Lulled with sound of sweetest melody. Shak.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
Note: Melody consists in a succession of single tones; harmony is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.
3. The air or tune of a musical piece.
Syn.
– See Harmony.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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