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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Example sentences from the Web for mellifluously
The real revelation, though, is the mellifluously named Holliday Grainger.
"And if not, angelic breasts do not harbor resentment long," said Don Inocencio mellifluously.
Dona Perfecta|B. Perez Galdos“I'll put it up when you stop speakin' mellifluously of my friends,” declared the barber.
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British Dictionary definitions for mellifluously
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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