was wotd|2006|July|28
English
Etymology
From the Latin mellitus, honeyed/sweet + fluus, flowing.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-mellifluous.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj
- Flowing like w:honey|honey.
- Sweet and smooth; generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style.
Translations
Kurdish: t|ku|herrikbar
Russian: медо�о�ив�й
Related terms
dulcet from the Latin: dulce (sweet). (Mellifluous is more likely to be applied to a person's writing style while dulcet would only be appropriate for describing audible tone, voice or tenor.)
et:mellifluous
ru:mellifluous
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vi:mellifluous
zh:mellifluous
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