(ˈ)me|lifləwəs adjective
Etymology: Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin melli- (from mell-, mel honey) + -fluus (from fluere to flow); akin to Old English mil isc sweet, mild, mil dēaw, mele dēaw honeydew, Old Saxon mili dou mildew, Old High German mili tuo mildew, Gothic milith honey, Greek melit-, meli, Old Irish mil, Armenian mełr, Albanian mjal, Hittite milit
1. : flowing or sweetened with or as if with honey
mellifluous confections
2. : sweetly flowing : smooth , honeyed
a mellifluous voice
• mel·lif·lu·ous·ly adverb
• mel·lif·lu·ous·ness noun -es