May 04, 2027

Mellifluous

adjective

Definition

Pleasingly smooth and sweet in sound. A mellifluous clarinet is one that seems to bend the air into something warm and golden.

Example Sentence

“The mellifluous sound of the clarinet wound through the recording like a thread of gold.”

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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