word | mellifluous |
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definition | Flowing like honey; sweetened as if with honey. |
eg_sentence | His rich, mellifluous voice is familiar to us from countless voice-overs for commercials, station breaks, and documentaries. |
explanation | With its root mel-, meaning “honey,” mellifluous means literally “flowing like honey.” The word usually applies to sound; it has often been used to describe voices such as Renee Fleming's or Barbra Streisand's, or pieces by composers such as Ravel and Debussy. The DJ on a radio station that plays soft music may have a voice so mellifluous that it almost puts the listener to sleep |
IPA | mellifluous* |
Tags: mwvb::unit:20, mwvb::unit:20:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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