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Now that I’ve untwisted my tongue, here it is: mel\u00b7li\u00b7flu\u00b7us<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doesn’t that have a sweet ring to it?\u00a0The fact is, this dulcet adjective is defined as \u201cflowing with sweetness or honey.\u201d<\/p>\n It can also be used to describe a particularly melodious sound (I awoke to the mellifluous song of a meadowlark at dawn.<\/em>) Think melodious, mellisonant, ariose, euphonious … ahhhhh<\/em>.<\/p>\n I dare you to use it in casual conversation.<\/p>\n I double<\/em> dare you to master its other fabulous forms:<\/p>\n mellifluence (noun)<\/p>\n mellifluousness (noun)<\/p>\n mellifluously (adverb)<\/p>\n mellifluently (adverb)\u00a0<\/p>\n Sweeeet!\u00a0<\/p>\n Western meadowlark singing mellifluously. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Alan Vernon.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mel\u00a0 lif … Melli … foo … lus? Nope, that’s not it. FLU. M-E-L\u00a0 L-I\u00a0\u00a0 F-L-U\u00a0\u00a0 U-S Mellifluous Got it! Now that I’ve untwisted my tongue, here it is: mel\u00b7li\u00b7flu\u00b7us. Doesn’t that have a sweet ring to it?\u00a0The fact is, … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gleaming_word-western_Meadowlark_singing1.jpg\" "\\"gleaming_word-western_Meadowlark_singing\\"")