mellifluous
Smooth and musical
Mellifluous describes sounds that flow smoothly and sweetly, especially voices or music that seem to pour like honey: a mellifluous baritone, the mellifluous phrases of the cello.
The word carries a sense of effortless, pleasing richness—something you'd want to keep listening to.
Sweetened or flattering
- dulcetSweetly musical in tone
- silkenSmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
liquid · smooth · sonorous · resonant · warm · silvery · melting · flowing
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
oratory · rhetoric · elocution · cadence · intonation · modulation · inflection · measured
In singing manner
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- lyricalMusically expressive
- ariaOperatic solo piece
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
nocturne · ballad · adagio · lullaby · rhapsody · croon · trill · vibrato
honeyed
Sweetened or flattering
golden · liquid · smooth · sonorous · resonant · warm · silvery · melting · flowing · rich
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
silver-tongued · oratory · rhetoric · elocution · cadence · intonation · modulation · inflection · measured · polished
cantabile
In singing manner
serenade · nocturne · ballad · adagio · lullaby · rhapsody · croon · trill · vibrato · cadenza
crooning
Singing softly, sentimentally
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- lullingCalming into tranquility
- calmingInducing a settled state
purring · cooing · murmuring · whispering · humming · sighing · lilting · warbling · trilling · serenading
Keats
English Romantic poet
prose · euphony · alliteration · assonance · cadenced · rhythmic · poetic · sonnet · ode · elegy
- fancy wordsgrandiloquent, magniloquent, sesquipedalian, pulchritudinous, tintinnabulation
- bell soundsringing, chime, chiming, tolling, pealing
mellifluousharsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
cacophonous · grating · discordant · jarring · strident