Mellifluous
adjective
Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
She has a mellifluous voice, enchanting all who hear her sing.
Often appears as...
- mellifluous voice
- mellifluous tone
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Formal
Literary
adjective
Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
She has a mellifluous voice, enchanting all who hear her sing.
Often appears as...
- mellifluous voice
- mellifluous tone
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Literary Usage
Often used in literature to describe a character's voice or the sound of music.
The novel described the protagonist's speech as mellifluous, captivating the listeners.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotive Appeal
The word evokes a sense of calm and beauty, used to create a positive emotional atmosphere.
The mellifluous harmony of the choir filled the cathedral.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Imagery
Use it to evoke auditory imagery, ideal for setting a scene with sound.
The forest was alive with the mellifluous chirping of birds at dawn.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Usage
Often used in literature to describe a character's voice or the sound of music.
The novel described the protagonist's speech as mellifluous, captivating the listeners.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotive Appeal
The word evokes a sense of calm and beauty, used to create a positive emotional atmosphere.
The mellifluous harmony of the choir filled the cathedral.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Imagery
Use it to evoke auditory imagery, ideal for setting a scene with sound.
The forest was alive with the mellifluous chirping of birds at dawn.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Usage
Often used in literature to describe a character's voice or the sound of music.
The novel described the protagonist's speech as mellifluous, captivating the listeners.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotive Appeal
The word evokes a sense of calm and beauty, used to create a positive emotional atmosphere.
The mellifluous harmony of the choir filled the cathedral.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Imagery
Use it to evoke auditory imagery, ideal for setting a scene with sound.
The forest was alive with the mellifluous chirping of birds at dawn.
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Quote examples
Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
As an adult, I have often been deep in serious conversation with someone I've highly respected and seen them roll an eye as my mouth has mangled yet another magnificently conceived, clumsily articulated sentence. In my mind, the words are mellifluous as honey. In my mouth, they are shards of glass.
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Julian Bream
British Musician
There is no piece of guitar music that has the formal beauty of a piano sonata by Mozart, or the richly worked out ideas and passion of a late Beethoven string quartet, or for that matter the beautiful mellifluous poetry of a Chopin Ballade.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
Every new car, you open the door, and you look at all those internal mellifluous swoopy bits, and they have no meaning.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
Nixon, with his mellifluous baritone, was a great politician for radio but creepy on TV.
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Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
As an adult, I have often been deep in serious conversation with someone I've highly respected and seen them roll an eye as my mouth has mangled yet another magnificently conceived, clumsily articulated sentence. In my mind, the words are mellifluous as honey. In my mouth, they are shards of glass.
Quote examples
Julian Bream
British Musician
There is no piece of guitar music that has the formal beauty of a piano sonata by Mozart, or the richly worked out ideas and passion of a late Beethoven string quartet, or for that matter the beautiful mellifluous poetry of a Chopin Ballade.
Quote examples
Jonathan Ive
English Designer
Every new car, you open the door, and you look at all those internal mellifluous swoopy bits, and they have no meaning.
Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
Nixon, with his mellifluous baritone, was a great politician for radio but creepy on TV.
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