mellifluous

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WOTD - 28 July 2006    

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin mellifluus (“‘flowing like honey’”), from mel (“‘honey’”) + fluō (“‘flow’”).

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[edit] Adjective

mellifluous (comparative more mellifluous, superlative most mellifluous)

Positive
mellifluous

Comparative
more mellifluous

Superlative
most mellifluous
  1. Flowing like honey.
  2. Sweet and smooth; generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style.

[edit] Translations

Flowing like honey
Sweet and smooth (tone,voice...)
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[edit] Related terms

  • dulcet from the Latin: dulce (sweet). (Mellifluous is more likely to be applied to a person's writing style while dulcet would only be appropriate for describing audible tone, voice or tenor.)
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