Mellifluous (adj)
mel-if-loo-us
(of a sound) Melodic, pleasing to the ear.
Such a great word and fantastic etymology too, from Latin, mel ‘honey’, fleur ‘to flow’. Also voted one of your favourite words.
Example sentences
“Her low mellifluous voice could relax me like no other.”
“It was her mellifluous skills that won her the place at the theatre school.”

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