dulcityn.

Brit.

/ˈdʌlsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈdəlsədi/

Forms: 1600s dulcitie, 1600s 1800s– dulcity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin dulcitās sweetness < dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare earlier dulcitude n.

Now chiefly literary.

Sweetness (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

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

lustfulnessa900

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

unloathfulnessc1350

sugarc1374

pleasancec1395

agreeability?c1400

dulcourc1429

pleasure1497

pleasantnessa1500

douceness1518

dulceness?1526

dulcetness1528

pleasancy1545

ungrieffulness1556

acceptableness1565

rose water1584

pleasingnessa1586

amenity?1591

pleasing1591

acceptance1594

suavity1594

prettiness1604

jucundity1620

dulcity1623

pleasurableness1626

agreeablenessa1631

placency1639

acceptability1647

dulce1654

amicableness1667

pleasurability1793

niceness1809

dulciness1828

enjoyableness1868

Gemütlichkeit1892

sweetness and light1927

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dulcitie, Sweetnesse.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 183 Which seeme to haue dulcitie and Acrimony mixt together.

1659 J. S. tr. G. F. Loredano Life of Adam 33 The woman..essayed the dulcity of the fruit.

1674 J. Norton in tr. M. A. Flaminio Scholars Vade Mecum 96 Wherefore then doth mi so miserabl wretched Soul resent, rellish, feel the dulcitie, Suavitie, sweetness of Thour [sic] præsence?

1889 Telegraph (Brisbane) 3 Aug. 4/6 The second number..gave a good opportunity for the use of oboes and flutes, both of which gave evidence of considerable dulcity.

1920 Vogue 15 Feb. 130/2 The Jampot, who won her title rather by virtue of her figure than by any dulcity of disposition.

1992 J. Updike Memories of Ford Admin. (2014) 43 A plump face,..with dents of an almost infantile dulcity at the corners of his lips.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dulcity
释义	dulcityn. Brit. /ˈdʌlsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈdəlsədi/ Forms: 1600s dulcitie, 1600s 1800s– dulcity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcitās. Etymology: < classical Latin dulcitās sweetness < dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare earlier dulcitude n. Now chiefly literary. Sweetness (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] lustfulnessa900 sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 unloathfulnessc1350 sugarc1374 pleasancec1395 agreeability?c1400 dulcourc1429 pleasure1497 pleasantnessa1500 douceness1518 dulceness?1526 dulcetness1528 pleasancy1545 ungrieffulness1556 acceptableness1565 rose water1584 pleasingnessa1586 amenity?1591 pleasing1591 acceptance1594 suavity1594 prettiness1604 jucundity1620 dulcity1623 pleasurableness1626 agreeablenessa1631 placency1639 acceptability1647 dulce1654 amicableness1667 pleasurability1793 niceness1809 dulciness1828 enjoyableness1868 Gemütlichkeit1892 sweetness and light1927 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dulcitie, Sweetnesse. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 183 Which seeme to haue dulcitie and Acrimony mixt together. 1659 J. S. tr. G. F. Loredano Life of Adam 33 The woman..essayed the dulcity of the fruit. 1674 J. Norton in tr. M. A. Flaminio Scholars Vade Mecum 96 Wherefore then doth mi so miserabl wretched Soul resent, rellish, feel the dulcitie, Suavitie, sweetness of Thour [sic] præsence? 1889 Telegraph (Brisbane) 3 Aug. 4/6 The second number..gave a good opportunity for the use of oboes and flutes, both of which gave evidence of considerable dulcity. 1920 Vogue 15 Feb. 130/2 The Jampot, who won her title rather by virtue of her figure than by any dulcity of disposition. 1992 J. Updike Memories of Ford Admin. (2014) 43 A plump face,..with dents of an almost infantile dulcity at the corners of his lips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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