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mellifluous
meh-LIF-loo-us/məˈlɪfluəs//adjective
01 / MEANING
Sweet and smooth sounding, especially of a voice or music.
In a sentence.
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Her mellifluous voice made the announcement sound almost musical.
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The cello gave the melody a mellifluous warmth.
Where it came from.
Mellifluous comes from Latin mellifluus, ‘flowing like honey,’ built from mel, ‘honey,’ and fluere, ‘to flow.’
Explore the sourceWhy it’s interesting.
The image of honey flowing has survived inside a word about sound, giving a voice a texture you can almost feel.