mellisonantadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈlɪsənənt/, U.S.

/məˈlɪsənənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -i- connective, Latin sonant-, sonāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -i- connective + classical Latin sonant-, sonāns, present participle of sonāre (see sonant adj. and n.), after e.g. resonant adj. Compare post-classical Latin mellisonus (from 7th cent. in British sources, rare).

rare.

Sweet-sounding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective]

sweetc900

merryOE

well-soundingc1350

sootc1385

soundedc1450

honeyed1592

well-tuned1592

ear-tickling1605

mellisonanta1635

euphonical1668

euphonious1774

euphonous1805

euphonic1814

euphonistic1837

listenable1920

a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas v. iv. 98 in Poems (1638) I'le have't no more a sheep-bell; I am Knight Of the Mellisonant Tingle tangle.

1893 A. C. Swinburne Stud. Prose & Poetry (1894) 46 It was doubtless in order to relieve this saccharine and ‘mellisonant’ monotony that [etc.].

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

单词	mellisonant
释义	mellisonantadj. Brit. /mᵻˈlɪsənənt/, U.S. /məˈlɪsənənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -i- connective, Latin sonant-, sonāns. Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -i- connective + classical Latin sonant-, sonāns, present participle of sonāre (see sonant adj. and n.), after e.g. resonant adj. Compare post-classical Latin mellisonus (from 7th cent. in British sources, rare). rare. Sweet-sounding. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective] sweetc900 merryOE well-soundingc1350 sootc1385 soundedc1450 honeyed1592 well-tuned1592 ear-tickling1605 mellisonanta1635 euphonical1668 euphonious1774 euphonous1805 euphonic1814 euphonistic1837 listenable1920 a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas v. iv. 98 in Poems (1638) I'le have't no more a sheep-bell; I am Knight Of the Mellisonant Tingle tangle. 1893 A. C. Swinburne Stud. Prose & Poetry (1894) 46 It was doubtless in order to relieve this saccharine and ‘mellisonant’ monotony that [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1635
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