mellifluous
adjective/meˈlɪfluəs/
/meˈlɪfluəs/
(formal)- (of music or of somebody’s voice) sounding sweet and smooth; very pleasant to listen to
- a softly mellifluous voice
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMellifluous is used with these nouns:- tone
- voice
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin mellifluus (from mel ‘honey’ + fluere ‘to flow’) + -ous.Want to learn more?
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