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M — Meditation to Merriment (Part 4 of 12)

Mellifluent, Mellifluous, a. Smooth, soft, mellow, euphonious, euphonic, sweet, silver-toned, sweetly flowing, dulcet, silvery.

Mellite, n. Honey-stone.

Mellow, a.

    1. Ripe, mature.
    2. Soft, mellifluous, smooth, silver-toned, sweetly flowing, rich, dulcet, silvery.
    3. Soft, rich, delicate.
    4. Softened, matured, good-humored, genial, jovial.
    5. Soft, loamy, unctuous, rich, mellowy.
    6. Perfected, well prepared.
    7. Tipsy, fuddled, disguised, intoxicated, half seas over.

Mellow, v. a.

    1. Ripen, mature.
    2. Soften, tone down, smooth down, mature, improve.
    3. Soften, pulverize.
    4. Perfect, bring to perfection.

Melodious, a. Musical, tuneful, sweet, dulcet, ariose, harmonious.

Melody, n.

    1. Pleasing succession of sounds (as distinguished from harmony or the concord of sounds), sweetness of sound, music.
    2. Song, descant, tune.
    3. Air, tune, theme.