mellifluous
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lu adjective
1.
sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones.
2.
flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
Origin:
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)
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)
Related forms
mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverb
mel·lif·lu·ous·ness, noun
un·mel·lif·lu·ous, adjective
un·mel·lif·lu·ous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. melodious, musical, dulcet, harmonious.
1. melodious, musical, dulcet, harmonious.
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| —adj | |
| (of sounds or utterances) smooth or honeyed; sweet | |
| [C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow] | |
| mellifluent or mellifluent | |
| —adj | |
| [C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow] | |
| mel'lifluously or mellifluent | |
| —adv | |
| mel'lifluently or mellifluent | |
| —adv | |
| mel'lifluousness or mellifluent | |
| —n | |
| mel'lifluence or mellifluent | |
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Word Origin & History
mellifluous
early 15c., from L.L. mellifluus "flowing with (or as if with) honey," from L. mel (gen. mellis) "honey" + -fluus "flowing," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
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Example sentences
His writing burbles along in mellifluous multiple clauses and asides.
He called to inquire about the time and, as the story goes, she was intrigued by his mellifluous voice.
There was nothing soaring about his oratory, nothing ornate or mellifluous.
Surely such a mellifluous drawl cancels any possibility of elitism.
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