mellifluous

UK /məˈlɪflu.əs/ US /məˈlɪflu.əs/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Flowing like honey.

Though in heaven the trees / Of life ambrosial fruitage bear, and vines / Yield nectar; though from off the boughs each morn / VVe brush mellifluous devvs, and find the ground / Cover'd vvith pearly grain[…]

Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).

[…] Socrates […] VVisest of men; from vvhose mouth issued forth / Mellifluous streams that vvater'd all the schools / Of Academicks old and nevv […]

Join'd to Theſe [birds], / Thouſands beſide, thick as the covering Leaves / VVhich ſpeck them o'er, their Modulations mix / Mellifluous.

Collocations

ADJ.

elegant, resonant

VERB + MELLIFLUOUS

brush, charm, issued, mix, mouth

MELLIFLUOUS + NOUN

devvs, vvater'd

PREP.

with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — pleasing to the ear

dulcet
honeyed
mellisonant
sweet

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

[…] Socrates […] VVisest of men; from vvhose mouth issued forth / Mellifluous streams that vvater'd all the schools / Of Academicks old and nevv […]

Wiktionary

Join'd to Theſe [birds], / Thouſands beſide, thick as the covering Leaves / VVhich ſpeck them o'er, their Modulations mix / Mellifluous.

Wiktionary

Pooja, the elegant lady with mellifluous voice, is to star in an upcoming Bollywood movie.

Tatoeba · #452102

Tom's deep voice is so resonant and mellifluous that I could spend hours listening to him read aloud from the phone book.

Tatoeba · #3020379

He has a mellifluous voice.

Tatoeba · #4125837

Usage Notes

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In some senses, mellifluous is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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