March 17, 2027

Mellifluous

adjective

Definition

Sweet-sounding; smoothly flowing. Mellifluous speech is both a pleasure to deliver and to receive.

Example Sentence

“The new recruit had a mellifluous telephone manner that made clients feel instantly at ease.”

Etymology

From Latin mellifluus, from mel (honey) + fluere (to flow).

Scrabble Score

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MELLIFLUOUS scores 16 points in Scrabble.

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