birdsweet

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ sweet.

Adjective

birdsweet (comparative more birdsweet, superlative most birdsweet)

1. (poetic, rare) Sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

     He capered before them down towards the fortyfoot hole, fluttering his winglike hands, leaping nimbly, Mercury's hat quivering in the fresh wind that bore back to them his brief birdsweet cries.

   • 1999, Gina Berriault, The Great Petrowski, Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 21:

     A soprano, her voice was birdsweet and passionate, and she possessed her own lustrous reputation.

   • 2009, Ben Gehrels, “The Lovesong of Mr. Charles Faxa”, in The Writer's Block, number 2, page 8:

     Speech paused momentarily on Faxa's lips as he pondered her birdsweet notes in smoky silence.

Synonyms

• mellifluous