dictionary definitions for "mellifluous"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mellifluous \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mellifluous
      adj 1: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
             [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant,
             sweet]


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