melody

US: /ˈmɛɫədi/
UK: /mˈɛlədi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


melody /'melədi/
  • danh từ
    • giai điệu
    • âm điệu, du dương

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun (plural melodies)
1 [C] a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices: a haunting melody + The melody is then taken up by the flutes.
2 [C] a piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune: old Irish melodies
3 [U] the arrangement of musical notes in a tune: a few bars of melody drifted towards us

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 song, tune, air, strain, measure, theme, refrain:
Isn't that the melody from Mimi's aria in La Bohème ?
2 tunefulness, melodiousness, euphoniousness, euphony, harmony, musicality, sweetness:
The older music seems to be marked by so much more melody than rock 'n' roll.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

beautiful, lovely, sweet | bold, simple, strong | complex | haunting, memorable | familiar, popular, traditional

VERB + MELODY

play, sing | hear | have
Most of her songs have a bold melody.
| write


Concise English dictionary


melodies'melədɪ
noun
+a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
+the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes