About The Word Mellifluous

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Mellifluous

Mellifluous Meaning & Definition
Mellifluous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mellifluous?

[adj] pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mellifluous: dulcet | honeyed | mellisonant | melodic | melodious | musical | sweet

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mellifluous: accordant | achingly sweet | affable | agreeable | agreeable-sounding | ambrosial | amiable | amicable | appealing | ariose | arioso | bittersweet | blissful | candied | canorous | cantabile | catchy | cheerful | compatible | complaisant | congenial | cordial | desirable | dulcet | en rapport | enjoyable | euphonic | euphonious | euphonous | fair | fair and pleasant | felicific | felicitous | fine | fine-toned | genial | golden | golden-tongued | golden-voiced | good | goodly | gracious | grateful | gratifying | harmonious | heart-warming | honeyed | honeysweet | likable | liquid | melic | melliferous | mellifluent | mellisonant | mellow | melodic | melodious | musical | music-flowing | music-like | nectareous | nectarous | nice | pleasant | pleasant-sounding | pleasing | pleasurable | pleasureful | pleasure-giving | rewarding | rich | sacchariferous | satisfying | silver-toned | silver-tongued | silver-voiced | silvery | singable | songful | songlike | sonorous | sour-sweet | sugarcoated | sugared | sugarsweet | sugary | sweet | sweet and pungent | sweet and sour | sweet as sugar | sweetened | sweet-flowing | sweetish | sweet-sounding | syrupy | tunable | tuneful | welcome

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Mellifluous In Webster's Dictionary

\Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey (akin to Gr. ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See {Mildew}, {Fluent}, and cf. {Marmalade}.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- {Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly}, adv.

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