mellifluous
[ muh-lif-loo-uhs ]
/ məˈlɪf lu əs /
adjective
sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
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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
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, adverbWords nearby mellifluous
Mellaril, meller, Mellers, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum, Mellon, mellophone
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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, nounWord Origin for mellifluous
C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow
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