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MELLIFLUOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mellifluous mean?
• MELLIFLUOUS (adjective)
The adjective MELLIFLUOUS has 1 sense:
1. pleasing to the ear
Familiarity information: MELLIFLUOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: mellifluouser
Superlative: mellifluousest
Superlative: mellifluousest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasing to the ear
Synonyms:
dulcet; honeyed; mellifluous; mellisonant; sweet
Context example:
the dulcet tones of the cello
Similar:
melodic; melodious; musical (containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody)
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