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mel·lif·lu·ous M0207300 (mə-lĭf′lo͞o-əs)adj. Having a pleasant and fluid sound: "The Headmaster read a rather lengthy passage from Stephen Vincent Benet's 'The Devil and Daniel Webster' in his engaging, mellifluous voice" (John Knowles).
[Middle English, from Late Latin mellifluus : Latin mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + Latin -fluus, flowing; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
mel·lif′lu·ous·ly adv.mel·lif′lu·ous·ness n.mellifluous (mɪˈlɪflʊəs) or mellifluentadj(of sounds or utterances) smooth or honeyed; sweet[C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow] melˈlifluously, melˈlifluently adv melˈlifluousness, melˈlifluence nmel•lif•lu•ous (məˈlɪf lu əs)
adj. 1. sweetly or smoothly flowing: a mellifluous voice. 2. sweetened with or as if with honey. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mellifluus= Latin melli- (s. of mel) honey + -fluus flowing] mel•lif′lu•ous•ly, adv. mel•lif′lu•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  mellifluous - pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"mellisonant, dulcet, honeyed, sweetmelodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" |
mellifluous mellifluentadjective sweet, soft, smooth, honeyed, soothing, mellow, silvery, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious wonderful mellifluous voicesTranslationsmellifluoмедоточивыйсладкозвучныйmellifluousenUK
Synonyms for mellifluousadj sweetSynonyms- sweet
- soft
- smooth
- honeyed
- soothing
- mellow
- silvery
- dulcet
- sweet-sounding
- euphonious
Synonyms for mellifluousadj pleasing to the earSynonyms- mellisonant
- dulcet
- honeyed
- sweet
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