Euphony GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈju:fənɪ/ (noun) (of sound) pleasant and harmonious, dulcet sound, melodiousness, euphoniousness, melody The literary device euphony is derived from the Greek word euphonos, which means “sweet-voiced.” It can be defined as the use of words and phrases that are distinguished as having a wide range of noteworthy melody or loveliness in…
Mute 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 33 /mjuːt/ (adj, noun & verb) Adjective: (of a person) either unable or unwilling to speak, quiet, unspeaking, dumb, silent, speechless, voiceless, taciturn, wordless Verb: to mute a noise or make it less loud or severe, muffle, soften, dampen, stifle Noun: a mute person who cannot speak – a…
Shrill 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 33 /ʃrɪl/ (adj) (of sound) too loud and deafening, piercing, strident, raucous, penetrating, sharp, high-pitched, ear-piercing, shrieking, harsh, screechy Laura Del Rosso, a 58-year-old travel writer in San Francisco, was running errands one day three years ago when a steam whistle began blasting inside her head. The sound was…
Dulcet 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Dulcet 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /ˈdʌl.sət/ (adj) (of sounds) soft and pleasant to listen to, melodic, melodious, honeyed, sweet and soothing, mellow, euphonious, agreeable Dulcet tones of a surgeon’s voice may have a hidden meaning Surgeons who speak with a dominating tone…
Raucous 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 Raucous 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 /ˈrɔː.kəs/ (adj) loud and unpleasant, shrill, making a loud and harsh noise, strident, piercing, grating, dissonant, cacophonous, noisy, wild, boisterous, disorderly, rough, riotous, hoarse Second, most papers on laughter in conversation distinguish between conversational laughter, which comes…
Stentorian GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Stentorian GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /stenˈtɔː.ri.ən/ US /-ˈtɔːr.i-/ (adj) Stentorian definition using a very loud voice, or (of a voice) very loud, shrill, piercing, loud, powerful, booming, thunderous, deafening, earsplitting, roaring: Example a stentorian preacher Suddenly a stentorian voice boomed across the room. Antonyms quiet
Infants’ Language Learning | TESL Issues Infants’ Language Learning | TESL Issues All normal children appear to contain within themselves the ability to create a language in spite of wide variations in experience. External auditory simulation is available to the fetus, although attenuated. Mother’s voice is a prominent sound in the amniotic environment, experience with…
Similarities and Dissimilarities between Pianos and Electronic Keyboards Human begins have shared their beliefs with the state-of-the-art musical instruments since the dawn of invention of the instruments. The pianos as one of the most common keyboard musical instruments and electronic keyboards have their dissimilarities and similarities, which will be juxtaposed by analyzing the both sides.…