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PRONUNCIATION OF MELLIFLUENCE

mellifluence  [mɪˈlɪflʊəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELLIFLUENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mellifluence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELLIFLUENCE


affluence
ˈæflʊəns
allowance
əˈlaʊəns
circumfluence
səˈkʌmflʊəns
confluence
ˈkɒnflʊəns
congruence
ˈkɒŋɡrʊəns
continuance
kənˈtɪnjʊəns
disallowance
ˌdɪsəˈlaʊəns
discontinuance
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəns
effluence
ˈɛflʊəns
incongruence
ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəns
influence
ˈɪnflʊəns
interfluence
ɪnˈtɜːflʊəns
interinfluence
ˌɪntərˈɪnflʊəns
issuance
ˈɪʃjʊəns
noninfluence
ˌnɒnˈɪnflʊəns
refluence
ˈreflʊəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELLIFLUENCE

mell
melliferous
mellific
mellification
mellifluent
mellifluently
mellifluous
mellifluously
mellifluousness
melliphagous
mellite
mellitic
mellivorous
mellophone
mellotron
mellow
mellowing
mellowly
mellowness
mellowspeak

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELLIFLUENCE

amino acid sequence
at your convenience
consensus sequence
consequence
DNA sequence
eloquence
Fibonacci sequence
fluence
frequence
gene sequence
grandiloquence
in consequence
inconsequence
insertion sequence
logical consequence
main sequence
main-sequence
sequence
sphere of influence
subsequence
under the influence

Synonyms and antonyms of mellifluence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mellifluence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELLIFLUENCE

Find out the translation of mellifluence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mellifluence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mellifluence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甘露醇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mellifluence
570 millions of speakers

English

mellifluence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मीठापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mellifluence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mellifluence
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mellifluence
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mellifluence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mellifluence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mellifluence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lieblichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mellifluence
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mellifluence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mellifluence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính ngọt ngào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mellifluence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatlı dil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mellifluence
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mellifluence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mellifluence
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mellifluence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mellifluence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soet wat smaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellifluence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellifluence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mellifluence

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFLUENCE»

The term «mellifluence» is used very little and occupies the 191.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLIFLUENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mellifluence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELLIFLUENCE»

Discover the use of mellifluence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mellifluence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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राजपाल बृहत् शिक्षार्थी हिन्दी-अंग्रेज़ी शब्दकोश
1. sweetness 2. melodiousness, mellifluence 3. softness *rsjT*TT*ft (madhurbhdsi ) a. sweet-spoken, honey-tongued TEJTT^ {madhur dl) f. 1. sweetness 2. melodiousness, mellifluence 3. softness (= HSJ^TT) TSjftsT (madhurit) a. sweetened ...
‎2006
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
ArbutlinoL mellifluence (me-lif 'Ip-ens), n. [= OF. mellifluence; as melliflueit(t) + -cc .~] A flow of sweetness; a smooth, honeyed flow. He [WottonJ was rather struck with the pastoral mellifluence of its lyric measures, which he styles a ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1890
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
OF. mellifluence; as mellifluen(t) -f- -ce.] A flow of sweetness ; a smooth, honeyed flow. He [Wotton] was rather struck with the pastoral mellifluence of its lyric measures, which he styles a certain Doric delicacy in the songs and odes. T. Warton ...
‎1906
4
A High-school Dictionary of the English Language
MAXILLAR. 195. MELLIFLUENCE. M&x'il-lar, j a. Relating to M&x'il-la-ry, J the jaw. Max'im, n. An established principle ; axiom ; aphorism. tMax'i-mum, n. (pi. Maxima). The greatest quantity or value attainable iu a given case. May, n. The fifth ...
Noah Webster, William Greenleaf Webster, William Adolphus Wheeler, 1871
5
A Dictionary of the Portuguese Language in Two Parts: 1. ...
Melissa, Melita, */. (hot.) balm-mint. Mellar, r«. to daub with honey. Melleiro, sin. he who buys orsells honey. Mellifero, a, nil), melliferous. Mclliflco, a, tnl). mRlliflc. Mellifluamente, ndv. melhfluously. Mellifluencia, */. mellifluence. Mellifluidade, sf.
Alfred Elwes, 1907
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A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel ...
MELLIFLUENCE Measurement, n. Mensuration. Meat, n. 1. Food, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, nourishment provision, victuals, viands, diet, regimen, cheer, pabulum, subsistence, rations, feed, fare, PROVENDER, FODDER, PROG. 3.
Richard Soule, 1871
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Words ; Their Use and Abuse
Robert A. Willmott, — has thus contrasted the majestic and easy verse of Dryden with the "mellifluence" of Pope. '"The mellifluence of Pope,' as Johnson called it, has the defect of monotony. Exquisite in the sweet rising and falling of its clauses  ...
William Mathews, 1888
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Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch: mit ...
honey.colollred. 4>o'nigtaibtgj. Mil niijHaffii, m., honey-cake. 4>0'nigfl((tCll, m., yellow spot. •..HI n ig jlicjic, /'., (Entom.) honey-gnat (fconigmiide; Melio). MI) iitfltUi |;, m., mellifluence. MU'IUI.UI iui)t, /'., (Hot.) lorjiinbif^c -, honey-berry (Melicocca ...
Newton Ivory Lucas, 1863
9
Cambrian Register
The following stanzas are not selected for the beauty of their poetry, nor for the mellifluence of their sound, but because plain and inelegant as their language might appear, they happen to abound, in common with a thousand others that could ...
William Owen Pughe, 1818
10
Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2011: 10th International ...
Adjectives for emotional evaluation Adjective index Evaluation on a one-to-seven scale 1 Bright - Dark 2 Mellifluence - Harsh 3 Rich - Poor 4 Clear - Murky 5 Agitato - Peaceful 6 Heavy - Light 7 Soft - Hard 8 Thick - Thin Fig. 2. The Interface of ...
Junia Anacleto, Sidney Fels, Nicholas Graham, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELLIFLUENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mellifluence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Harrison Birtwistle's 'The Cure' and 'The Corridor,' Myths …
Smooth, almost seductive moments surprise in “The Cure,” but when Medea is weaving her spells, mellifluence gives way to a ritualistic, ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
2
Modest Mouse: Strangers to Ourselves
But the hazy mellifluence of “Strangers to Ourselves” hardly sets the tone for Strangers to Ourselves, since more of the 15-track album is at the ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
3
Rebel balladeer without a cause – An Irishman's Diary about John …
But I suspect that the name Aghadoe, hypnotically repeated throughout, was chosen only for its mellifluence. And as sung by Clancy at least, ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
4
Vim and vigour
Mellifluence is the characteristic feature of the compositions of Vasudevachar, a direct disciple of Patnam Subramanya Iyer. Swaraprasthara ... «The Hindu, Dec 14»
5
'Chataka Pakhi' brings hope of monsoon in Odisha
With the sighting of the pied-crested cuckoo, Mohapatra said, the croaking of the frog ceases and the mellifluence of the Indian Koel wanes. «Indian Express, Jun 14»
6
Kaanchi: Just another lacklustre disaster
Ismail Darbar tries valiantly to drum-up the mellifluence of yore but the effect is not as ingratiating. Karthik Aryan comes good as the doomed ... «Free Press Journal, Apr 14»
7
Dedh Ishqiya movie review
It is more an Urdu film than a Hindi one, with a majority of the characters speaking lines in a language and with the kind of mellifluence that ... «NDTV, Jan 14»
8
Tal National - Kaani
The two qualities seem to come together on Nouvelles, the mellifluence of the guitars being offset by the tight, pointed drumming. They certainly ... «musicOMH.com, Sep 13»
9
The Mellifluence of Amiina's Lighthouse Project
amiina_lighthouseproject amiina is a Reykjavík-based band and counts six people today - Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María ... «IcelandReview, Jun 13»
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Book review: Tennyson by John Batchelor
His very mellifluence sometimes tells against him: one rarely has the sense of him battling to incarnate his ideas in language, the way one has ... «Scotsman, Nov 12»

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