mellifluous

Word family nounmellificationmellifluencemellifluousnessmelliteadjectivemellifluentmellifluousmelliticmelliferousmellivorousadverbmellifluently

Related topics: Music

mel·li·flu·ous /məˈlɪfluəs/ adjectiveadj formal

APMa mellifluous voice or piece of music sounds pleasantly smooth 〔嗓音或乐曲〕甜美的，悦耳的，动听的

Examples from the Corpus

mellifluous• Dowson's poetry is mannered, literary, mellifluous, and in a diction operating on a narrow register.• The voice was mellifluous and smooth.• a mellifluous voice

Origin mellifluous

(1400-1500) Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin mel “honey” + fluere “to flow”

单词	mellifluous
释义	mellifluous Word family nounmellificationmellifluencemellifluousnessmelliteadjectivemellifluentmellifluousmelliticmelliferousmellivorousadverbmellifluently Related topics: Music mel·li·flu·ous /məˈlɪfluəs/ adjectiveadj formal APMa mellifluous voice or piece of music sounds pleasantly smooth 〔嗓音或乐曲〕甜美的，悦耳的，动听的 Examples from the Corpus mellifluous• Dowson's poetry is mannered, literary, mellifluous, and in a diction operating on a narrow register.• The voice was mellifluous and smooth.• a mellifluous voice Origin mellifluous (1400-1500) Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin mel “honey” + fluere “to flow”
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