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mellifluous

adjective

me-ˈli-flə-wəs How to pronounce mellifluous (audio)
Definition of mellifluousnext
as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials

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Recent Examples of mellifluous Listeners who’d never stolen away to a soft-serve stand under the guise of an innocent meetup responded to the song’s mellifluous reading of coming-of-age courtship and simpler-days nostalgia. — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026 Standing behind a keyboard, Charlie Puth, known for his mellifluous touch on songs, added a sweet coating to a beloved song. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026 The exhaust note is mellifluous. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026 What could've been a quick journey turns into a 10-year expedition filled with mythical creatures and near-death experiences involving a Cyclops, the mellifluous Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mellifluous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellifluous
  1. melodic
  2. lyrical
  3. lyric
Adjective
  • Van Sonderen continued with the duo Zonderling, alongside writing and production work across house, melodic techno, pop and hip-hop under his producer name, NSR.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And in January, when Winter gave a spellbinding solo performance at a New York club under the name Chet Chomsky, Green opened the show with her own set of bittersweet, melodic gems that sounded nothing like Geese.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of melodic
Adjective
  • Dillard’s creative nonfiction about nature owes a debt to the lyrical prose of transcendentalists like Henry David Thoreau, whom Dillard cited as a major influence in her work.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • McCartney 3, 2, 1 wasn’t exclusively aimed at music nerds, but a certain measure of nerdiness was ideal for appreciating the six-episode deep dive, which featured thorough lyrical analysis and ruminations on a unique journey.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyrical
Adjective
  • Prose poetry, the lyric essay and other hybrid forms of literature play at the intersection of genre, which usually defines these separate categories of writing.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The scales are infinite, and the lyric combinations are infinite.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyric

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“Mellifluous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellifluous. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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