melody

1. n. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. The air or tune of a musical piece. Source: opted

4. n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence Source: wordnet

5. n. the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes Source: wordnet

6. 1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. Lulled with sound of sweetest melody. Shak. 2. (Mus.) 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

7. A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the mostpart within a given key, and so related together as to form a musicalwhole, having the unity of what is technically called a musicalthought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic inexpression. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes Source: ecdict

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