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   Mel·lif·lu·ent

   /məˈliflo͝oənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. another term for mellifluous

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin mellifluent-, from Latin mel, mell(i)- ‘honey’ + fluent- ‘flowing’ (from the verb fluere).

   Derivatives

   • 1. mellifluence noun

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   What is the meaning of mellifluent?

   • Mellifluent: having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music. Synonyms: euphonious, lyric, lyrical… Antonyms: unlyrical… Find the right word.

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   What does mellifluous mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus . Mellifluous. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 1. sweetly or smoothly flowing: a mellifluous voice. 2. sweetened with or as if with honey.

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   Where did mellifluent come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective mellifluent is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for mellifluent is from 1601, in the writing of John Weever, poet and antiquary. mellifluent is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French mellifluent; Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens.

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   What does the word mellifluence mean?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mellifluence. The quality of sounding mellifluous; that is, the quality of sounding very smooth or pleasant.

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   Mellifluent means mellifluous, which means having a sweet and flowing sound. Learn the word origin, frequency, synonyms, pronunciation and examples of mellifluent and mellifluous.

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   Mellifluent means sweetly or smoothly flowing, or sweetened with or as if with honey. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of mellifluent and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

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   Mellifluent means having a sweet or honeyed sound or quality. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, frequency, and examples of this word from the Oxford English Dictionary.