mellifluentadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈlɪflʊənt/, U.S.

/məˈlɪflʊənt/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French mellifluent; Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens.

Etymology: < Middle French, French mellifluent sweet as honey, sweet, gentle (c1485) or its etymon post-classical Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens (isolated 4th–cent. attestation in Ausonius (other readings have been proposed); much less frequent than mellifluus : see mellifluous adj.) < classical Latin mell- , mel honey (see mell n.²) + fluent- , fluēns , present participle of fluere to flow (see fluent adj.).With application to St Bernard (see quot. 1623) compare etymological note s.v. mellifluous adj.

= mellifluous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent > pleasing (of speech)

well-spoken?a1400

sweetc1405

honeyc1450

mellifluous?a1475

mellifluate1508

well-spoken1539

mellifluent1601

suaviloquent1656

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > mellifluous

sugaredc1440

mellifluous?a1475

sugratife1509

sugurat?a1513

sugary1591

silver1594

silken1598

mellfluvious1600

mellifluent1601

1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Bj Descending..Like the mellifluent brooke of Castilie.

1623 T. Aylesbury Serm. 16 It was Opus sine exemplo.., saies mellifluent Bernard.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 14 The ground by Floraes mellifluent vertue, was ore-spread with Flowres.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 113 The sweet Labyrinth and mellifluent anfractuosities of a Lacinious delectation.

1757 J. G. Cooper Apol. Aristippus iii. 45 Gresset's clear Pipe..Symphoniously combines in one Each former Bards mellifluent Tone.

1827 L. H. Sigourney Poems 219 Doth melody, unknown to mortal ear, With full, enchanting tide mellifluent flow?

1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 763 A profound, mellifluent, booming horn-tone.

1923 Polit. Sci. Q. 38 450 When there was need for some public speaking to be done he could rely upon the oratorical abilities of the mellifluent Depew.

1991 Holiday Which? Mar. 97/4 Visitors to the exhibition walk around with a headset, listening to Merlin recount the story of Wales in mellifluent tones, while electronic mannequins mouth the words.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mellifluent
释义	mellifluentadj. Brit. /mᵻˈlɪflʊənt/, U.S. /məˈlɪflʊənt/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French mellifluent; Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens. Etymology: < Middle French, French mellifluent sweet as honey, sweet, gentle (c1485) or its etymon post-classical Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens (isolated 4th–cent. attestation in Ausonius (other readings have been proposed); much less frequent than mellifluus : see mellifluous adj.) < classical Latin mell- , mel honey (see mell n.²) + fluent- , fluēns , present participle of fluere to flow (see fluent adj.).With application to St Bernard (see quot. 1623) compare etymological note s.v. mellifluous adj. = mellifluous adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent > pleasing (of speech) well-spoken?a1400 sweetc1405 honeyc1450 mellifluous?a1475 mellifluate1508 well-spoken1539 mellifluent1601 suaviloquent1656 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > mellifluous sugaredc1440 mellifluous?a1475 sugratife1509 sugurat?a1513 sugary1591 silver1594 silken1598 mellfluvious1600 mellifluent1601 1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Bj Descending..Like the mellifluent brooke of Castilie. 1623 T. Aylesbury Serm. 16 It was Opus sine exemplo.., saies mellifluent Bernard. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 14 The ground by Floraes mellifluent vertue, was ore-spread with Flowres. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 113 The sweet Labyrinth and mellifluent anfractuosities of a Lacinious delectation. 1757 J. G. Cooper Apol. Aristippus iii. 45 Gresset's clear Pipe..Symphoniously combines in one Each former Bards mellifluent Tone. 1827 L. H. Sigourney Poems 219 Doth melody, unknown to mortal ear, With full, enchanting tide mellifluent flow? 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 763 A profound, mellifluent, booming horn-tone. 1923 Polit. Sci. Q. 38 450 When there was need for some public speaking to be done he could rely upon the oratorical abilities of the mellifluent Depew. 1991 Holiday Which? Mar. 97/4 Visitors to the exhibition walk around with a headset, listening to Merlin recount the story of Wales in mellifluent tones, while electronic mannequins mouth the words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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