mellifluousness

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noun

The property of being mellifluous.

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Meanings

nounmellifluousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being mellifluous.

    "You should read Spanish," he said. "It is a noble tongue. It has not the mellifluousness of Italian, Italian is the language of tenors and organ-grinders, but it has grandeur: it does not ripple like a brook in a garden, but it surges tumultuous like a mighty river in flood."

    1915, W.S. Maugham, Of Human Bondage

Origin

From mellifluous + -ness.

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APA

mellifluousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellifluousness

MLA

“mellifluousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellifluousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mellifluousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mellifluousness.

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