mellifluous
pleasingly smooth and musical to hear
Word origin: From Latin mel, honey, and fluere, to flow.
Mellifluous in a sentence
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The narrator's mellifluous voice made even dull passages enjoyable.
The narrator's mellifluous voice carried the audiobook so well that listeners forgot the prose was being read aloud.
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The treaty's terms were deliberately blank, allowing each side to interpret the key clauses in whatever way best suited its own interests.
Using “mellifluous” well
Mellifluous describes sound that flows smoothly and sweetly, usually a voice or music. It is reserved for what is pleasant to the ear, never for visual or other qualities.
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