Euphony vs. Cacophony — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Euphony and Cacophony
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Euphony
The quality of being pleasing to the ear
The poet put euphony before mere factuality
Cacophony
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds
A cacophony of deafening alarm bells
Euphony
Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words.
Cacophony
Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
Heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam.
Euphony
A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
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Cacophony
The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.
Euphony
Pleasant phonetic quality of certain words.
When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.
Cacophony
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
Euphony
A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Cacophony
An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.
Euphony
Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds;
He fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
Cacophony
A combination of discordant sounds.
Cacophony
An unhealthy state of the voice.
Cacophony
A loud harsh or strident noise
Cacophony
Loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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