euphony

In a sentence.

1. 01

   She chose the phrase for its euphony as much as its meaning.

2. 02

   The euphony of the names made the poem a pleasure to read aloud.

Where it came from.

Euphony ultimately comes from Greek eu-, ‘good,’ and phōnē, ‘sound’ or ‘voice.’ English received it through French and Latin forms.

Why it’s interesting.

It gives a name to the pleasure of how words sound together, separate from what they say.