mellifluent
[ muh-lif-loo-uh nt ]
/ məˈlɪf lu ənt /
adjective
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Origin of mellifluent
1595–1605; < Late Latin mellifluent- (stem of mellifluēns), equivalent to Latin melli- (stem of mel) honey + fluent- fluent
OTHER WORDS FROM mellifluent
mel·lif·lu·ence, nounmel·lif·lu·ent·ly, adverbun·mel·lif·lu·ent, adjectiveun·mel·lif·lu·ent·ly, adverbWords nearby mellifluent
mell, mellaril, meller, mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum, mellon
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