adjective · rare

mellifluous

mellifluous · more mellifluous · most mellifluous

солодкий, прісний

сладкозвучный, медоточивый

lieblich, wohlklingend, honigsüß

Flowing like honeyFlowing like honey.

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US/məˈlɪflu.əs/

» I am under the charm of her mellifluous voice.

Meaning

2 senses

Flowing like honey.
(figuratively)Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).
honigsüß, lieblich, wohlklingend
медоточи́выйmedotočívyj, сладкозву́чныйsladkozvúčnyj

More definitions

pleasing to the ear

Examples

4 sentences

I am under the charm of her mellifluous voice.
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He has a mellifluous voice.
ruЕго голос ласкает слух. — whatnot
deEr hat eine einschmeichelnde Stimme. — Micsmithel
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Tom's deep voice is so resonant and mellifluous that I could spend hours listening to him read aloud from the phone book.
deToms tiefe Stimme ist so resonant und wohlklingend, dass ich ihm stundenlang zuhören könnte, selbst wenn er aus dem Telefonbuch vorläse. — brauchinet
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Pooja, the elegant lady with mellifluous voice, is to star in an upcoming Bollywood movie.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

sweet and smooth (tone, voice...):

Deutsch

By meaning 1

sweet and smooth (tone, voice...):

Origin

From Middle English mellifluous, mellyfluous, from Latin mellifluus (“flowing like honey”)

From Middle English mellifluous, mellyfluous, from Latin mellifluus (“flowing like honey”) + -ous, from mel (“honey”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare superfluous and fluid, from same root, and with dulcet (“sweet speech”), alternative Latinate term with a similar meaning.

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