Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mellifluous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mellifluous \Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis,
honey (akin to Gr. ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See
{Mildew}, {Fluent}, and cf. {Marmalade}.]
Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly;
as, a mellifluous voice. -- {Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mellifluous
adj : pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet},
{honeyed}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]
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