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- Dictionarymellifluous/mɪˈlɪflʊəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear: "her low mellifluous voice"
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The meaning of MELLIFLUOUS is having a smooth rich flow. How to use mellifluous in a sentence. Use Mellifluous to Describe Your Dinner Date
mellifluous. A vocal delivery that might seem haughty or conceited, too mellifluous or elegant, excessively 'musical', or calculated to please others must be avoided.
having a pleasant and flowing sound: a deep mellifluous voice. the mellifluous sound of the cello. Synonyms. dulcet literary. honeyed tones/words/voice. sweet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing qualities of sound. audibly. boomy. chocolatey. chuff. clomp. crackling. ear-splitting. mellifluously. melodically. melodiously.
Use the adjective mellifluous to describe something that sounds sweet and smooth, like the honeyed voice of a late-night radio DJ. You might think that that mell in mellifluous has something to do with mellow .
Definition of mellifluous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mellifluous definition: sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding. See examples of MELLIFLUOUS used in a sentence.
adj. 1. sweetly or smoothly flowing: a mellifluous voice. 2. sweetened with or as if with honey. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mellifluus = Latin melli- (s. of mel) honey + -fluus flowing] mel•lif′lu•ous•ly, adv. mel•lif′lu•ous•ness, n.
A complete guide to the word "MELLIFLUOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding. a mellifluous voice. mellifluous tones. 2. flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey. SYNONYMS 1. melodious, musical, dulcet, harmonious.
Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style). Wiktionary. Flowing like honey. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sweet. mellisonant. honeyed. dulcet. syrupy. sugared. smooth. pleasant. musical. golden. Origin of Mellifluous.
