mellifluous

[ muh-lif-loo-uhs ]

/ məˈlɪf lu əs /

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adjective

sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.

flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.

Words nearby mellifluous

mellaril, meller, mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum, mellon, mellophone

Origin of mellifluous

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mellifluus, equivalent to Latin melli- (stem of mel) honey + -flu(ere) to flow + -us adj. suffix (see -ous)

SYNONYMS FOR mellifluous

1 melodious, musical, dulcet, harmonious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mellifluous

mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverbmel·lif·lu·ous·ness, nounun·mel·lif·lu·ous, adjectiveun·mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for mellifluous

In or out of uniform his motion is languid, his voice relaxed and mellifluous, his movements deliberate, confident.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Costas is, after all, a guy who is famous for his mellifluous commentary on balls and strikes, touchdowns and field goals.
Bob Costas Steps Onto Gun-Control Minefield|Howard Kurtz|December 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some of the most mellifluous of American place-names are in the areas once held by the Spaniards.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
"Just an hour's sleep, or so," the mellifluous woman explained the case to the two anxious gentlemen.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith

Argument after argument, in cumulative progression, falls from the pleader's mellifluous tongue.
Vondel's Lucifer|Joost van den Vondel
To put the highly wrought, artificial poetry of the Hebrew Dante into mellifluous Italian verse was by no means easy.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays|Gustav Karpeles
The Wigs were no longer taking any notice of him; they were eating ices, and chatting together in their mellifluous voices.
The City Curious|Jean de Bosschre

British Dictionary definitions for mellifluous

mellifluous

mellifluent

/ (mɪˈlɪflʊəs) /

adjective

(of sounds or utterances) smooth or honeyed; sweet

Derived forms of mellifluous

mellifluously or mellifluently, adverbmellifluousness or mellifluence, noun

Word Origin for mellifluous

C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow

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mellifluous

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mellifluent

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