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mellifluous

məˈlɪfluəsadjective

What does mellifluous mean?

A voice or sound that is smooth and sweet to hear.

Mellifluous, six ways

PlainA voice or sound that is smooth and sweet to hear.
ADHDSweet, smooth sound. A voice like honey. Easy on the ears.
Gen ZA voice so smooth it is basically ASMR. Late-night radio, that one narrator.
MetaphorHoney poured slowly: that is what the voice does to the air.
FormalPleasingly smooth and musical to hear; sweetly flowing.
Like I’m 5When someone talks and it sounds sweet and smooth like honey. That’s mellifluous.

How to pronounce mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us/məˈlɪfluəs/

Mellifluous in a sentence

She read the poem in a mellifluous voice.
A mellifluous voice read the late-night news.
The poem is mellifluous, full of long vowels.

Synonyms for mellifluous

dulcetSweet, a little old-fashioned.
melodiousMusical.
smoothPlainer.

Where mellifluous comes from

Latin. Mel, honey, and fluere, to flow: flowing with honey.

Good to know

Mostly for voices, music and verse: a mellifluous baritone, mellifluous lines.

Mellifluous meaning, on a Gloss card: A voice or sound that is smooth and sweet to hear.

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