Definition of mellifluous

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Mellon, Andrew William >

mel·lif·lu·ous    (m-lfl-s) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Flowing with sweetness or honey.
2. Smooth and sweet: "polite and cordial, with a mellifluous, well-educated voice" (H.W. Crocker III).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin mellifluus : Latin mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots + Latin -fluus, flowing; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
mel·liflu·ous·ly(Adverb), mel·liflu·ous·ness(Noun)