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muh-LIF-loo-us · adjective

mellifluous

Having a smooth, sweet, musical sound.

Where the word comes from

From Latin mellifluus, combining mel (“honey”) and fluere (“to flow”).

In a sentence

“The narrator’s mellifluous voice made even the footnotes sound enchanting.”

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Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for mellifluous