melee, n. 1. fracas, free-for-all, donnybrook, brawl, SI. rumble, Scot. collieshangie; fight, scuffle, tussle, fray, wrangle, row, Inf. set-to; fisticuffs, bout, spar, boxing match, scrimmage, skirmish, battle, heated battle, battle royal, hand-to-hand combat, brush, encounter.
2. commotion, pandemonium, hubbub, clamor, racket, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, Inf. shindy; confusion, chaos, upheaval, jumble, mess; turmoil, tumult, turbulence, storm, outbreak, riot, Fr. emeute; agitation, excitement, disorder, disturbance, disquiet, unrest; uproar, imbroglio, broil, brouhaha, hullaballoo, hurly-burly; fuss, squabble, scrap, quarrel, affray, altercation, dispute, heated debate, SI. flap,
meliorate, v. improve, mend, better, recover. See - ameliorate.
melioration, n. improvement, betterment, recovery. See - amelioration.
mellifluence, n. euphony, melodiousness, sweetness, musicality, mellowness, tunefulness; smoothness, con-cinnity, softness, dulcetness; harmony, tune, concord, accord; eloquence, facundity, flow, fluency, orotundity,
mellifluous, adj. 1. smooth, flowing, euphonic, euphonious, musical, rhythmical, harmonious, melli-sonant; sweet-sounding, silver-toned, dulcet, melodious, melodic; graceful, easy, soft, golden, silvery, mellifluent, fluent, liquid, tripping; eloquent, silver-tongued, golden-tongued, orotund; canorous, sonorous, resonant, clear, clear as a bell.
2. honeyed, nectared, nectarous, ambrosial; treacly, sugary, sweet.
mellow, adj. 1. soft, ripe, tender, mature; luscious, full-flavored, sweet, delicious.
2. softened, aged, improved, toned down; seasoned, tempered, ripened.
3. rich, full, creamy, pearly, nacreous, Archaic, mel-lowy; mild, quiet, soft, light, pale, eggshell; pastel, subtle, pure, subdued, delicate, patinated, hushed, muted.
4. resonant, resonating, ringing, rolling, full, full-toned, vibrant; musical, rhythmical, euphonious, songlike, ariose.
5. gentle, easy, easy-going, pacific, untroubled; tranquil, serene, placid, quiet, calm; still, halcyon, zephyrlike.
6. genial, good-natured, cordial, gracious, affable, amiable, amicable; jovial, cheerful, felicitous, pleasant, agreeable.
-v. 7. age, develop, grow, wax, mature, improve, steep; ripen, soften, season, temper,
melodion, n. 1. harmonium, parlor organ, reed organ, melodica, organophone, symphonion.
2. accordion, concertina, mellophone, seraphina, Inf. squeeze box.
melodious, adj. 1. tuneful, melodic, harmonious, concordant, accordant; lyrical, lyric, melic, orchestral, symphonic; ariose, Music, cantabile, songlike, songful, singable, catchy; pleasant, agreeable, appealing; singing, ringing, resonant, canorous, sonorous, clear.
2. musical, euphonic, euphonious, flowing, rhythmical, mellisonant; sweet-sounding, mellifluous, silver-toned, golden-toned; dulcet, silvery, golden, tripping,
melodrama, n. 1. sentimental drama, Inf. soap opera, Inf. tear-jerker, Inf. corn; suspense drama; thriller, Inf. chiller, SI. cliffhanger.
2. theatrics, histrionics, sensationalism, emotionalism; theatricality, melodramatics, blood and thunder,
melodramatic, adj. 1. sentimental, emotionalistic, mawkish, maudlin, treacly, bathetic, oversentimentalized; All Inf. mushy, gushy, tear-jerking, gushing; All SI. hokey, schmaltzy, sappy.