mellifluous

Senso (Inglese)

1. Flowing like honey.
2. (figuratively) Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).

Concetti

mellifluo

sinonimi

sweet

mellifluent

dulcet

melodious

sweet-sounding

mellisonant

honey-mouthed

euphonious

tuneful

honeyed

melli fluent

luscious

candied

melodic

velvet

cantabile

Traduzioni

melliflue

melifluo

mielleux

μελίρρυτος

mélodieux

lieblich

dulce

μελωδικός

agradable

سلس

dolç

herrikbar

honingzoet

stroperig

zoetvloeiend

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/məˈlɪflu.əs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin mellifluus (“flowing like honey”), from mel (“honey”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare superfluous and fluid, from same root, and with dulcet (“sweet speech”), alternative Latinate term with a similar meaning.