How do you use Mellifluous in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dulcet or honeyed, plus the exact meaning.
Mellifluous in a sentence
Mellifluous meaning
- Flowing like honey.
- Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).
Using Mellifluous
- The main meaning on this page is: Flowing like honey. | Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).
- Useful related words include: dulcet, honeyed, mellisonant, sweet.
- In the example corpus, mellifluous often appears in combinations such as: the mellifluous.
Context around Mellifluous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mellifluous
- In this selection, "mellifluous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, voices, renditions and voice stand out and add context to how "mellifluous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the mellifluous renditions by and extinction the mellifluous voices of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mellifluous" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mellifluous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eminent singers, actors, and common men became instant admirers of her mellifluous voice. (13 words)
The film is best known for Khayyam’s music and Shahryar’s lyrics brought to life by the mellifluous renditions by Asha Bhosle. (23 words)
In a suburban cream-brick church in Melbourne’s outer west, 5000 kilometres from a homeland facing extinction, the mellifluous voices of a congregation of Tuvaluans rise in song. (29 words)
I was absolutely not expecting a $50 Bluetooth speaker to talk to me, but the M400 provides a mellifluous female voice that tells you when you've switched input modes, are waiting to pair, are paired, are powering off, and so on. (42 words)
Manose’s mellifluous flute, Deva’s spell-binding voice, Miten’s soothing low tones and the medley of the sitar and contemporary instrumentation make the Sanskrit and Tibetan mantras even more enchanting, guiding listeners toward a tranquil state. (38 words)
Aside from a handful of concertos and a prominent role in tuning an orchestra to A440, the oboe often plays second fiddle (pun intended) to the more mellifluous MVPs of the orchestral world: violins, flutes. (35 words)
Example sentences (7)
In a suburban cream-brick church in Melbourne’s outer west, 5000 kilometres from a homeland facing extinction, the mellifluous voices of a congregation of Tuvaluans rise in song.
The film is best known for Khayyam’s music and Shahryar’s lyrics brought to life by the mellifluous renditions by Asha Bhosle.
Eminent singers, actors, and common men became instant admirers of her mellifluous voice.
Manose’s mellifluous flute, Deva’s spell-binding voice, Miten’s soothing low tones and the medley of the sitar and contemporary instrumentation make the Sanskrit and Tibetan mantras even more enchanting, guiding listeners toward a tranquil state.
The walls of the church resonated with the mellifluous singing of the Konkani choir conducted by Merlyn Rodrigues and the musical accompaniment by Lester Rodrigues and Wilson D’Souza.
Aside from a handful of concertos and a prominent role in tuning an orchestra to A440, the oboe often plays second fiddle (pun intended) to the more mellifluous MVPs of the orchestral world: violins, flutes.
I was absolutely not expecting a $50 Bluetooth speaker to talk to me, but the M400 provides a mellifluous female voice that tells you when you've switched input modes, are waiting to pair, are paired, are powering off, and so on.
Common combinations with mellifluous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: