mellifluent

[muh-lif-loo-uhnt]

adjective

1. mellifluous.

Other Word Forms

• mellifluence noun
• mellifluently adverb
• unmellifluent adjective
• unmellifluently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mellifluent¹

1595–1605; < Late Latin mellifluent- (stem of mellifluēns ), equivalent to Latin melli- (stem of mel ) honey + fluent- fluent

Example Sentences

“Let’s try something a little more complex. Mal...I mean, Mellifluent! Free Merriweather from the Mirror!”

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“She’s been there before. Is that true, Mellifluent?”

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“Okay, Mellifluent, you can move...but only enough to get us to the Palace of the Snow Queen. Got it?”

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“Mellifluent!” he yelled out at the top of his lungs.

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“My name is Mellifluent. My sisters gave me the name Malevolent to make your kind fear me!”

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Related Words

• delicate 
• savory 
• soft 
• soothing 
• sweet