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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. pleasing to the ear;
- Example: "the dulcet tones of the cello"
[syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mellifluous \Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey (akin to Gr. ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See Mildew, Fluent, and cf. Marmalade.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. -- Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mellifluous adj 1: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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