mellifluous
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,550GRECAT
DEFINITION
pleasing to the ear
WEBSTER'S 1913
Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'mel' (honey) + 'fluere' (to flow)
SYNONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“The diplomatist glutted with news, and thirsting for confirmations; the Count dumb, courteous, and quick-eyed; the honourable lady complacent in the consciousness of boxes well packed; the Countess breathing mellifluous long-drawn adieux that should provoke invitations.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“James Baskett, who portrays the sagacious dean of plantation workers, has both the benign appearance and mellifluous voice to make him the perfect spinner-of-tales.”
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