单词 | douceur |
释义 | douceur[ doo-sur; French doo-sœr ] / duˈsɜr; French duˈsœr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR douceur ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dou·ceurs [doo-surz; French doo-sœr]. /duˈsɜrz; French duˈsœr/.a gratuity; tip. a conciliatory gift or bribe. Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness. Origin of douceur1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French: sweetness <Late Latin dulcor, with initial syllable reshaped under influence of French doux, douce;see douce, -eur Words nearby douceurdoubting Thomas, doubtless, douc, douce, douceperes, douceur, douche, douchebag, Doug, dough, doughbelly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for douceurBritish Dictionary definitions for douceurdouceur / (duːˈsɜː, French dusœr) / nouna gratuity, tip, or bribe sweetness Word Origin for douceurC17: from French, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis sweet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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