phonogenic

adjective

pho·​no·​gen·​ic

¦fōnə¦jenik

: adapted to or suitable for successful production or reproduction of sound

some scores are more phonogenic than others

—Saturday Review

their wonderfully phonogenic hall

—J. M. Conly

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phon- + -genic

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