Pleasing vs Mellifluous - What's the difference?

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Pleasing is a related term of mellifluous.

As adjectives the difference between pleasing and mellifluous

is that pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification while mellifluous is flowing like.

As a noun pleasing

is pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing".

As a verb pleasing

is .

pleasing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

Synonyms

Noun

pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."

* (Isaac Barrow)

What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross

Verb

(head)

Anagrams

mellifluous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Flowing like .

Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).

* 1915 , ":

"You should read Spanish," he said. "It is a noble tongue. It has not the mellifluousness of Italian, Italian is the language of tenors and organ-grinders, but it has grandeur: it does not ripple like a brook in a garden, but it surges tumultuous like a mighty river in flood."

Usage notes

Mellifluous (like honey) is more likely to be applied to a person’s writing style while would only be appropriate for describing audible tone, voice or tenor.

Synonyms

* (Sweet and smooth style) (l), (l)