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mel·lif·lu·ous \(ˈ)me|lifləwəs\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin melli- (from mell-, mel honey) + -fluus (from fluere to flow); akin to Old English milisc sweet, mild, mildēaw, meledēaw honeydew, Old Saxon milidou mildew, Old High German milituo mildew, Gothic milith honey, Greek melit-, meli, Old Irish mil, Armenian mełr, Albanian mjal, Hittite milit 1. : flowing or sweetened with or as if with honey < mellifluous confections > 2. : sweetly flowing : smooth, honeyed < a mellifluous voice > • mel·lif·lu·ous·ly adverb • mel·lif·lu·ous·ness noun -es |