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Synonyms for mellifluous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : muh-lif-loo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɪf lu əs

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Définition of mellifluous

Origin :
  • early 15c., "sweet, pleasing" (of an odor, a style of speaking or writing, etc.), from Late Latin mellifluus "flowing with (or as if with) honey," from Latin mel (genitive mellis) "honey" (related to Greek meli "honey;" see Melissa) + -fluus "flowing," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Related: Melifluously; melifluousness.
  • adj smooth and sweet sounding
Example sentences :
  • “Good morning,” the other replied in a soft and mellifluous voice.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • "Of course, she cares for her infant," continued Ulita, in a mellifluous voice.
  • Extract from : « A Family of Noblemen » by Mikhal Saltykov
  • It is indescribable how soft and mellifluous his voice had now become.
  • Extract from : « Kennedy Square » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Only the map of Australia, with its mellifluous Maori names, can match it.
  • Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken
  • First it was to German strains, soft, equable, and mellifluous.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 » by Various
  • David's face had become a mask of fury, but his voice was mellifluous.
  • Extract from : « Star of Mercia » by Blanche Devereux
  • Idaho, too, has one of the most mellifluous of names, meaning the “Gem of the Mountains.”
  • Extract from : « The Columbia River » by William Denison Lyman
  • "No," she replied in mellifluous tones, with her most distracting smile.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • Pike returned mellifluous thanks, while I looked at Walker and smiled.
  • Extract from : « A Volunteer with Pike » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • Properly spoken, there is no language so mellifluous as Italian.
  • Extract from : « Great Singers on the Art of Singing » by James Francis Cooke
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