as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
the seamless editing gives the lushly romantic film a very mellifluent feel
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Adjective
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His first albums under his own name, 1995’s Earth & Nightfall and 1996’s cult classic Ten Days of Blue, were blissful-sounding ambient techno records that took the melodic sensibilities of the local scene to their cosmic extremes.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The soundtrack for the full-band pic features a staticky guitar line with melodic vocals that doo-doo-doo (and the studio shot sounds very similar).—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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While her distinctive essence remains intact, there is a noticeable growth in her lyrical depth.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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Arguably the first collection of lyrical essay writing about the California desert, Austin drew on her travels through the Owens Valley and environs, covering mining, the Shoshone tribe, weather and water.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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For now, Google continues to frame lyric limits as a test.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, musicians, painters, and plenty of other aesthetes went brain-to-brain in events such as lyric poetry and chamber music.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Mellifluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellifluent. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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