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mellifluent

[muh-lif-loo-uh nt]
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adjective

mellifluous.

RELATED WORDS

savory, sweet, soft, delicate, soothing, eloquent, talkative, vocal, persuasive, succulent, solvent, damp, smooth, running, wet, perfect, full, developed, cultured, matured

Nearby words

  1. mell,
  2. mellaril,
  3. meller,
  4. mellers,
  5. melliferous,
  6. mellifluous,
  7. melliphagous,
  8. mellite,
  9. mellitum,
  10. mellon

Origin of mellifluent

1595–1605; < Late Latin mellifluent- (stem of mellifluēns), equivalent to Latin melli- (stem of mel) honey + fluent- fluent
Related formsmel·lif·lu·ence, nounmel·lif·lu·ent·ly, adverbun·mel·lif·lu·ent, adjectiveun·mel·lif·lu·ent·ly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for mellifluent

mellifluent

adj.

c.1600, from Middle French mellifluent and directly from Late Latin mellifluentem (nominative mellifluens), related to mellifluus (see mellifluous).

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