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mellitus

mellitus

9.9
Tasting sweet like honey
  • adjective
  • /məˈlɪtəs/
translation icon : mieloso
  • Her tea had a mellitus flavor thanks to the addition of natural honey.

Examples

  • The dessert had a mellitus flavor that delighted everyone.

  • The dessert's mellitus aroma filled the kitchen as it baked.

  • The chef created a mellitus sauce that complemented the tartness of the fruit.

  • Is this cake mellitus enough for your taste?

  • The chef created a mellitus sauce that perfectly balanced the tartness of the fruit.

  • Her tea had a mellitus flavor because she added a spoonful of honey.

  • The dessert was mellitus, with its rich sweetness appealing to all who tasted it.

Synonyms

sweet
vsmellitus
611 1.0

Having a taste like sugar, as in candy

is more specific, evoking the syrupy floral character rather than general sugariness
honeyed
vsmellitus
2 3.7

Flavored with honey, like bread or tea

describes likeness of taste rather than actual added syrup
sweetish
vsmellitus
1 3.3

A little sweet in taste or smell

is stronger and clearly syrupy or floral rather than faintly sugary
honeylike
vsmellitus
4.0

A thing that has the colour, feel, or taste of honey

emphasizes having a sweet taste similar to that syrup
honied
vsmellitus
7.1

A food or drink made with honey that tastes sweet

focuses on resembling that syrupy taste rather than being mixed
nectarous
vsmellitus
  • Literature
8.4

Very sweet and nice to taste and smell

is narrower, referring specifically to a syrupy floral taste

Antonyms

81 1.0

Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet

4 1.0

A food or drink that has a sharp taste

Compounds

diabetes mellitus
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A long-term condition in which the body cannot control blood sugar levels

A long-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs diet and pills

A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin

A long term illness in adults where the body cannot use sugar well and is treated by diet or pills

A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar

A mild diabetes in adults that rarely causes blood acid and doctors treat with diet or tablets not insulin

A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections

How Sweet

cloying
3 8.2
mellitus
9.9
sweet
611 1.0
dry
38 5.6

Surface Forms

mellitus positive

Etymology

Mellitus comes from the Latin root mel, which means 'honey', so it describes something that tastes like honey or is very sweet.