mellifluent
[muh-lif-loo-uh nt]
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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
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savory, sweet, soft, delicate, soothing, eloquent, talkative, vocal, persuasive, succulent, solvent, damp, smooth, running, wet, perfect, full, developed, cultured, maturedWord Origin and History for 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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