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1 mellifluous -- rank: 1000

mellifluous definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: pleasing to ... ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English mellyfluous ... Date: 15th century 1. having a smooth rich flow < a mellifluous voice > 2. filled with something (as honey) that sweetens • mellifluously ... mellifluus f. mel honey + fluere flow Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mellifluous Mel*lif"lu*ous, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey ... as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A mellifluous voice or piece of music is smooth and gentle ...

2 Mellifluent -- rank: 564

... LUOUS, a. Flowing with honey; smooth; sweetly flowing; as a mellifluous voice. Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Late Latin mellifluent-, mellifluens ... mell-, mel + fluent-, fluens, present participle of fluere Date: 1601 mellifluous • mellifluently adverb Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mellifluent Mel*lif"lu*ent, a. [L. mellifluens. See Mellifluous.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. ; (also mellifluous) Smooth, soft, mellow, euphonious, euphonic, sweet, silver-toned, sweetly flowing ...

3 mellifluously -- rank: 435

mellifluously definitions Merriam Webster's adverb see mellifluous Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mellifluous Mel*lif"lu*ous, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey ... as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly, adv.

4 Sweet -- rank: 435

... ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet] 4: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song ... saccharine, luscious. 2. Redolent, fragrant, balmy. 3. Soft, melodious, harmonious, mellifluous, dulcet, musical, mellow, tuneful, silvery, silver-toned. 4. Beautiful, fair ... lovesome, luscious, lyric, marmalade, maudlin, mawkishness, measured, melic, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, meringue, mild, mother-of-pearl, mousse ...

5 Mellow -- rank: 343

... of English Synonyms I. a. 1. Ripe, mature. 2. Soft, mellifluous, smooth, silver-toned, sweetly flowing, rich, dulcet, silvery. 3. Soft ... luscious, mash, massage, maturate, maturated, mature, matured, maudlin, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellowed, mellowy, melodic, melodious, merry, mild, milden, mollified, mollify ...

6 euphonious -- rank: 343

... ly, adv. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Euphonic, mellifluous, clear, silvery, musical, sweet-toned, sweetly flowing, free from harshness ... golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, harmonious, honeyed, measured, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, music-flowing, music-like, musical, ordered ...

7 Dulcet -- rank: 343

... ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English doucet ... gracious, grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, likable, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nice ...

8 Harmonious -- rank: 343

... a. 1. Concordant, harmonic, consonant. 2. Melodious, tuneful, musical, dulcet, mellifluous. 3. Correspondent, consistent, congruent, symmetrical. 4. Friendly, amicable, cordial, brotherly ... kosher, likable, like-minded, many-colored, matching, measured, medley, meeting, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodious, methodical, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monodic, monophonic, motley ...

9 Marmalade -- rank: 343

... melim?lon, from meli honey + m?lon apple — more at mellifluous Date: circa 1676 a clear sweetened jelly in which pieces ... apple, an apple grafted on a quince; ? honey + ? apple. Cf. Mellifluous, Melon.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of ...

10 Molasses -- rank: 343

... mellaceum grape juice, from Latin mell-, mel honey — more at mellifluous Date: 1582 1. the thick dark to light brown syrup ... fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses.] The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid ...

11 Soft -- rank: 343

... luxurious. 12. Simple, silly, foolish, weak. 13. Quiet, delicate. 14. Mellifluous, dulcet, clear, flowing, smooth, gentle, melodious, pleasing. II. ad. Gently ... luxurious, macerated, malleable, marrowless, masticated, maternal, matte, maudlin, mawkish, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, mellowy, melodious, melting, merciful, mid, mild, mild as milk ...

12 Honeyed -- rank: 343

... ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 14th century 1 ... tongued, honeysweet, insincere, insinuating, likable, liquid, mealymouthed, melic, melliferous, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nectareous ...

13 Silver -- rank: 343

... color of silver, silvery. 3. Soft and clear (as sound), mellifluous, euphonious, not harsh. 4. Gentle, quiet, peaceful, sweet. Foolish Dictionary ... magnesium, mammon, managed currency, manganese, marble, medium of exchange, mellifluent, mellifluous, melodious, mendelevium, mercurial, mercurous, mercury, milk, milkiness, milky, mintage, molybdenum ...

14 heart warming -- rank: 217

... grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heartening, honeyed, inspiring, inspiriting, invigorating, joyful, likable, mellifluous, mellow, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, rewarding, satisfying ...

15 mellifluousness -- rank: 217

mellifluousness definitions Merriam Webster's noun see mellifluous