mellifluous
11mellifluous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. resonant, smooth, liquid; see harmonious 1 , melodious , musical 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [muh LIF loo us] sweet sounding and smooth. The mellifluous tones echoed quietly across the stage.… …
12mellifluous — mel|li|flu|ous [mıˈlıfluəs] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: mellifluus, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow ] a mellifluous voice or piece of music sounds pleasantly smooth …
13mellifluous — adjective formal having a pleasant musical sound: a mellifluous voice mellifluously adverb …
14mellifluous — adjective mellifluous dinner music Syn: sweet sounding, dulcet, honeyed, mellow, soft, liquid, silvery, soothing, rich, smooth, euphonious, harmonious, tuneful, musical Ant: cacophonous …
15mellifluous — mel•lif•lu•ous [[t]məˈlɪf lu əs[/t]] adj. 1) sweetly or smoothly flowing: a mellifluous voice[/ex] 2) sweetened with or as if with honey • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < LL mellifluus= L melli (s. of mel) honey + fluus flowing… …
16mellifluous — /məˈlɪfluəs / (say muh lifloohuhs) adjective 1. sweetly or smoothly flowing: mellifluous tones. 2. flowing with honey; sweetened with or as with honey. {Middle English, from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey} –mellifluously, adverb… …
17mellifluous — adjective /məˈlɪfluəs/ a) Flowing like . b) Sweet and smooth; generally used of a persons voice, tone or writing style. See Also: superfluous …
18mellifluous — Synonyms and related words: accordant, achingly sweet, affable, agreeable, agreeable sounding, ambrosial, amiable, amicable, appealing, ariose, arioso, bittersweet, blissful, candied, canorous, cantabile, catchy, cheerful, compatible, complaisant …
19mellifluous — mel|lif|lu|ous [ mə lıfluəs ] adjective VERY FORMAL pleasant to listen to …
20mellifluous — see FLUX, MOLASSES …
