Meaning & use
mellifluous
Sweet-sounding and pleasant to hear, especially describing a voice or piece of music.
See it in a sentence
The narrator's mellifluous voice made even the phone directory sound soothing.
Critics praised the singer's mellifluous tone throughout the entire slow ballad.
A note on using this word
Mellifluous is a literary word almost always used to describe sound, particularly voices or music.
Words with a similar meaning
melodiousdulcet
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Words with an opposite meaning
harshgrating
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