See Also: aestive(dictionary)

mellifluous (oh) and aestive (iou)


mellifluous (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: mellifluus, from Latin mel 'honey' + fluere 'to flow']
a mellifluous voice or piece of Music sounds pleasantly smooth

aestive (iou)



aestive adjective. Also *estive. E17.
[Latin aestivus, from aestus heat: see -IVE.]
Aestival; hot and burning.