douceurn.

Brit.

/duːˈsəː/, U.S.

/duˈsər/

Forms: Middle English douceoure, Middle English dousour, 1600s doulcure, 1600s– douceur, 1700s doucœur.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douceur.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman douceour, duceour, douçour, douszour, Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French douceur gentleness, kindness (early 12th cent. in Old French as dulçur ), pleasurable experience (late 12th cent. as dolçor ; frequently in plural), (plural) agreeable or pleasant words, complimentary phrases (1656 or earlier), gift given as an inducement, gratuity, or bribe (beginning of the 18th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin dulcor sweetness (see dulcour n.), with remodelling after Old French, Middle French douce , feminine of doux sweet (see douce adj.).Compare Old Occitan dolzor , Spanish dulzor (13th cent.; c1200 as dulçor ), Portuguese dulçor (14th cent.), Italian dolcore (end of the 13th cent. as dolcor ; also †dulcore (14th cent.)). Specific forms. The form doulcure shows suffix substitution (see -ure suffix¹). With this form, compare also French forms with graphic medial -l-, e.g. Middle French doulceur, which show remodelling after the ulterior Latin etymon.

1. Sweetness and pleasantness of manner; amiability, gentleness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure

honeycombOE

sweetness?c1225

dainty1340

sweet1377

delicec1390

lust1390

pleasancec1390

pleasingc1390

well-queema1400

well-queemnessa1400

douceurc1400

delectation?a1425

pleasure1443

pleaserc1447

delectabilitiesa1500

deliciositiesa1500

honeydew1559

delicacy1586

fancy1590

sugar candy1591

regalo1622

happiness1637

deliciousness1651

complacence1667

regalea1677

sweetener1741

bon-bon1856

Bones1869

jam1871

true love1893

nuts1910

barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

G-spot1983

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour

pleasancec1350

agreeability?c1400

douceurc1400

plausibility1596

amenity1612

agreeablenessa1631

geniality1652

complacence1767

sweetness and light1867

genialness1888

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 429 For synglerty o hyr dousour, We calle hyr Fenyx of Arraby.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 189 To Souerayns reuerence and honoure..to fellowis company and douceoure.

1620 Sir R. Naunton in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 126 Your Majesties douceur and facilitie.

1657 T. Tanner Entrance of Mazzarini 7 The douceur and gentlenesse of his proceeding..made the King desire his imployment.

1768 H. Walpole Let. 9 Aug. in Corr. (1837) II. 413 If his graces do not captivate them, he will enrage them to fury; for I take all his douceur to be enamelled on iron.

1793 Mrs. Phillips Let. 14 May in F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) V. 412 He..answered, with all his accustomed douceur and politeness.

1814 A. M. Grant Eighteen Hundred & Thirteen 135 To seem all politesse and soft douceur, To be all hollow, glistering, and impure.

1847 S. C. Reid Scouting Exped. McCulloch's Texas Rangers 167 There was a douceur of manner about her that gained the esteem of all the Texans.

1929 Sewanee Rev. 37 190 Many a robust Westerner will sneer at a Puritan's descendant whose soul has acquired the sweet reasonableness of the English, or the douceur of the French.

1958 I. Murdoch Bell xxvi. 305 A curious relationship grew up between Michael and Dora, something undefined and wistful which had for Michael a certain ease and douceur.

2011 Arts & Bks. Rev. (Nexis) 29 Apr. 30 There is a sweetness, a touching, alluring douceur in that look of his.

†2. In plural. Agreeable or pleasant words; complimentary phrases. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > compliment > [noun]

complement1578

complemento1582

compliment1655

douceurs1665

bouquet1955

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > remark

douceurs1665

pleasantry1932

1665 R. Flecknoe Ænigmatical Characters (new ed.) 15 He utters such Douceurs and delicate Conceits, as 'tis a very Banquet for Ladies ears.

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode v. i. 72 Truce with your douceurs, good servant.

1726 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (ed. 2) xliv. 232 Those printed douceurs that pass between authors and their betters, vulgarly call'd dedications.

1776 T. Hunter Refl. Lett. Earl of Chesterfield ii. 64 View then, Lord Chesterfield..—singularly eminent for..the douceurs,..the softnesses,..natural to..a court.

1807 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 190 Such elaborate douceurs as occur in the following letter..look too much like adulation.

3. In plural. Pleasurable experiences; sources of enjoyment, comfort, or delight.

ΚΠ

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 57 My morning thoughts, agreeable wakings, indolent slumbers, all ye douceurs, ye Someils du Matin adieu.

1758 J. Ralph Case of Authors 5 All the Douceurs of Life arising from Observance and Respect will be wanting.

1813 J. Austen Let. 7 Nov. (1995) 251 I find many Douceurs in being a sort of Chaperon for I am put on the Sofa near the Fire & can drink as much wine as I like.

1884 D. A. Bingham tr. Napoleon I Sel. Lett. & Despatches 223 These thirty years are those during which the douceurs of marriage are most necessary.

1912 Eng. Rev. Dec. 120 All the douceurs of the engagement and the honeymoon last for ever.

1971 E. Mavor Ladies of Llangollen (1973) i. 19 They..had a longing for the simple life, for the douceurs of retirement.

1996 J. Seabrook in Granta Winter 176 We were shown an appealing version of aristocratic distinction and we could not wait to sample its douceurs.

a. A benefit, gift, or sum of money given as a gratuity, compensation, inducement, or bribe. Cf. sweetener n. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe

gift1382

handy-dandyc1390

pricec1400

bud1436

bribe?a1439

golden (also silver) keyc1450

fee1549

golden shower1589

oil of angels1592

sugar-plum1608

bribera1616

palm oil1625

greasinga1661

sop1665

sweetbreada1670

vail1687

douceur1739

sweetener1741

bonus1759

buckshee1773

smear-gelt1785

grease1823

boodle?1856

soap1860

ice1887

palm-grease1897

poultice1902

fix1929

dropsy1930

pay-off1930

drop1931

oil1935

squeeze-pidgin1946

sling1948

bung1958

back-hander1960

1739 Country Jrnl. 3 Mar. These Things..may be obtain'd at last, for the Benefit of the Nation.., and not be only a Douceur thrown out to cajole the Merchants.

1769 E. Harris Let. 10 Mar. in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 174 Thirty guineas being publicly given to this last soldier, as a sort of douceur for what he had suffered.

1779 F. Burney Let. Nov. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 429 [After] one remarkable speech in the House of Commons..& receiving some douceur to be silent ever after.

1818 R. Peters in J. Jay Corr. & Public Papers (1893) IV. 424 Money..devoted to secret service and douceurs to French agents.

1880 J. T. Wheeler Short Hist. India iii. iv. 354 The commander-in-chief of the Bengal army..reckoned on receiving a handsome douceur.

1922 Classical Rev. 36 31/2 The Emperor..adds that a douceur will be necessary in order to get him to consent to the loan.

1965 N. Gulbenkian Pantaraxia xiv. 305 On the few occasions when I have a bet, a winning one, my wife gets a little nonsense and all my servants get a little douceur.

2009 A. S. Byatt Children's Bk. (2010) v. 57 He also said in public that the financial press took underhand douceurs to promote or condemn prospectuses.

b. spec. A United Kingdom tax benefit given as an inducement to a person to sell something of historical value (esp. a work of art) by private treaty to a public collection in the United Kingdom, rather than on the open market.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > tax allowances and deductions > types of

depletion allowance1932

write-off1940

douceur1979

MIRAS1983

1979 National Heritage Fund 4 in Parl. Papers 1978–9 (Cmnd. 7428) VII. 1073 The acceptance in lieu procedure incorporates tax benefits for owners and a ‘douceur’ arrangement to encourage them to dispose of their property to public institutions. However, identical tax and douceur arrangements apply in the case of private treaty sales.

1983 Listener 6 Jan. 9/3 The value of the tax ‘douceur’, or sweetener, can easily be outweighed by a higher price from an American institution.

2013 Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. It is also possible to sell works of art to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax... Under acceptance-in lieu, 25 per cent of the tax demand is returned as what the Revenue calls a ‘douceur’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	douceur
释义	douceurn. Brit. /duːˈsəː/, U.S. /duˈsər/ Forms: Middle English douceoure, Middle English dousour, 1600s doulcure, 1600s– douceur, 1700s doucœur. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French douceur. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman douceour, duceour, douçour, douszour, Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French douceur gentleness, kindness (early 12th cent. in Old French as dulçur ), pleasurable experience (late 12th cent. as dolçor ; frequently in plural), (plural) agreeable or pleasant words, complimentary phrases (1656 or earlier), gift given as an inducement, gratuity, or bribe (beginning of the 18th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin dulcor sweetness (see dulcour n.), with remodelling after Old French, Middle French douce , feminine of doux sweet (see douce adj.).Compare Old Occitan dolzor , Spanish dulzor (13th cent.; c1200 as dulçor ), Portuguese dulçor (14th cent.), Italian dolcore (end of the 13th cent. as dolcor ; also †dulcore (14th cent.)). Specific forms. The form doulcure shows suffix substitution (see -ure suffix¹). With this form, compare also French forms with graphic medial -l-, e.g. Middle French doulceur, which show remodelling after the ulterior Latin etymon. 1. Sweetness and pleasantness of manner; amiability, gentleness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure honeycombOE sweetness?c1225 dainty1340 sweet1377 delicec1390 lust1390 pleasancec1390 pleasingc1390 well-queema1400 well-queemnessa1400 douceurc1400 delectation?a1425 pleasure1443 pleaserc1447 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 honeydew1559 delicacy1586 fancy1590 sugar candy1591 regalo1622 happiness1637 deliciousness1651 complacence1667 regalea1677 sweetener1741 bon-bon1856 Bones1869 jam1871 true love1893 nuts1910 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 G-spot1983 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour pleasancec1350 agreeability?c1400 douceurc1400 plausibility1596 amenity1612 agreeablenessa1631 geniality1652 complacence1767 sweetness and light1867 genialness1888 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 429 For synglerty o hyr dousour, We calle hyr Fenyx of Arraby. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 189 To Souerayns reuerence and honoure..to fellowis company and douceoure. 1620 Sir R. Naunton in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 126 Your Majesties douceur and facilitie. 1657 T. Tanner Entrance of Mazzarini 7 The douceur and gentlenesse of his proceeding..made the King desire his imployment. 1768 H. Walpole Let. 9 Aug. in Corr. (1837) II. 413 If his graces do not captivate them, he will enrage them to fury; for I take all his douceur to be enamelled on iron. 1793 Mrs. Phillips Let. 14 May in F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1842) V. 412 He..answered, with all his accustomed douceur and politeness. 1814 A. M. Grant Eighteen Hundred & Thirteen 135 To seem all politesse and soft douceur, To be all hollow, glistering, and impure. 1847 S. C. Reid Scouting Exped. McCulloch's Texas Rangers 167 There was a douceur of manner about her that gained the esteem of all the Texans. 1929 Sewanee Rev. 37 190 Many a robust Westerner will sneer at a Puritan's descendant whose soul has acquired the sweet reasonableness of the English, or the douceur of the French. 1958 I. Murdoch Bell xxvi. 305 A curious relationship grew up between Michael and Dora, something undefined and wistful which had for Michael a certain ease and douceur. 2011 Arts & Bks. Rev. (Nexis) 29 Apr. 30 There is a sweetness, a touching, alluring douceur in that look of his. †2. In plural. Agreeable or pleasant words; complimentary phrases. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > compliment > [noun] complement1578 complemento1582 compliment1655 douceurs1665 bouquet1955 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > remark douceurs1665 pleasantry1932 1665 R. Flecknoe Ænigmatical Characters (new ed.) 15 He utters such Douceurs and delicate Conceits, as 'tis a very Banquet for Ladies ears. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode v. i. 72 Truce with your douceurs, good servant. 1726 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (ed. 2) xliv. 232 Those printed douceurs that pass between authors and their betters, vulgarly call'd dedications. 1776 T. Hunter Refl. Lett. Earl of Chesterfield ii. 64 View then, Lord Chesterfield..—singularly eminent for..the douceurs,..the softnesses,..natural to..a court. 1807 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 190 Such elaborate douceurs as occur in the following letter..look too much like adulation. 3. In plural. Pleasurable experiences; sources of enjoyment, comfort, or delight. ΚΠ 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 57 My morning thoughts, agreeable wakings, indolent slumbers, all ye douceurs, ye Someils du Matin adieu. 1758 J. Ralph Case of Authors 5 All the Douceurs of Life arising from Observance and Respect will be wanting. 1813 J. Austen Let. 7 Nov. (1995) 251 I find many Douceurs in being a sort of Chaperon for I am put on the Sofa near the Fire & can drink as much wine as I like. 1884 D. A. Bingham tr. Napoleon I Sel. Lett. & Despatches 223 These thirty years are those during which the douceurs of marriage are most necessary. 1912 Eng. Rev. Dec. 120 All the douceurs of the engagement and the honeymoon last for ever. 1971 E. Mavor Ladies of Llangollen (1973) i. 19 They..had a longing for the simple life, for the douceurs of retirement. 1996 J. Seabrook in Granta Winter 176 We were shown an appealing version of aristocratic distinction and we could not wait to sample its douceurs. 4. a. A benefit, gift, or sum of money given as a gratuity, compensation, inducement, or bribe. Cf. sweetener n. 2c. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe gift1382 handy-dandyc1390 pricec1400 bud1436 bribe?a1439 golden (also silver) keyc1450 fee1549 golden shower1589 oil of angels1592 sugar-plum1608 bribera1616 palm oil1625 greasinga1661 sop1665 sweetbreada1670 vail1687 douceur1739 sweetener1741 bonus1759 buckshee1773 smear-gelt1785 grease1823 boodle?1856 soap1860 ice1887 palm-grease1897 poultice1902 fix1929 dropsy1930 pay-off1930 drop1931 oil1935 squeeze-pidgin1946 sling1948 bung1958 back-hander1960 1739 Country Jrnl. 3 Mar. These Things..may be obtain'd at last, for the Benefit of the Nation.., and not be only a Douceur thrown out to cajole the Merchants. 1769 E. Harris Let. 10 Mar. in Private Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 174 Thirty guineas being publicly given to this last soldier, as a sort of douceur for what he had suffered. 1779 F. Burney Let. Nov. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 429 [After] one remarkable speech in the House of Commons..& receiving some douceur to be silent ever after. 1818 R. Peters in J. Jay Corr. & Public Papers (1893) IV. 424 Money..devoted to secret service and douceurs to French agents. 1880 J. T. Wheeler Short Hist. India iii. iv. 354 The commander-in-chief of the Bengal army..reckoned on receiving a handsome douceur. 1922 Classical Rev. 36 31/2 The Emperor..adds that a douceur will be necessary in order to get him to consent to the loan. 1965 N. Gulbenkian Pantaraxia xiv. 305 On the few occasions when I have a bet, a winning one, my wife gets a little nonsense and all my servants get a little douceur. 2009 A. S. Byatt Children's Bk. (2010) v. 57 He also said in public that the financial press took underhand douceurs to promote or condemn prospectuses. b. spec. A United Kingdom tax benefit given as an inducement to a person to sell something of historical value (esp. a work of art) by private treaty to a public collection in the United Kingdom, rather than on the open market. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > tax allowances and deductions > types of depletion allowance1932 write-off1940 douceur1979 MIRAS1983 1979 National Heritage Fund 4 in Parl. Papers 1978–9 (Cmnd. 7428) VII. 1073 The acceptance in lieu procedure incorporates tax benefits for owners and a ‘douceur’ arrangement to encourage them to dispose of their property to public institutions. However, identical tax and douceur arrangements apply in the case of private treaty sales. 1983 Listener 6 Jan. 9/3 The value of the tax ‘douceur’, or sweetener, can easily be outweighed by a higher price from an American institution. 2013 Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. It is also possible to sell works of art to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax... Under acceptance-in lieu, 25 per cent of the tax demand is returned as what the Revenue calls a ‘douceur’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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