dulcet

[ duhl-sit ]

/ ˈdʌl sɪt /

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adjective

pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.

pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.

Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell.

noun

an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.

Origin of dulcet

1350–1400; obsolete dulce (<Latin, neuter of dulcis sweet) + -et; replacing Middle English doucet<Middle French; see douce

SYNONYMS FOR dulcet

1 musical, tuneful, mellifluous, sweet-sounding.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dulcet

dul·cet·ly, adverbdul·cet·ness, noun

Words nearby dulcet

Dulbecco, dulc., Dulce, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Dulce Gulf, dulcet, dulciana, dulcify, dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol

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Example sentences from the Web for dulcet

"You're a little hard on me, Mrs. Shairp," he said, in dulcet tones.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
The drain-pipe was dripping, a dulcet and lively song: drippety drip drip dribble, drippety drip drip drip.
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
I pushed my way in and asked him, in my most dulcet tone, if I could get an upper berth to New Orleans.
The Burial of the Guns|Thomas Nelson Page
She shaped them like Mini-balls, that they might traverse unerringly to the cell of most dulcet digestion.
Mount Rainier|Various

But all realized that somewhere behind that dulcet voice and the gentle manner was a heart of flint and nerves of steel.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for dulcet

dulcet

/ (ˈdʌlsɪt) /

adjective

(of a sound) soothing or pleasant; sweet

Derived forms of dulcet

dulcetly, adverbdulcetness, noun

Word Origin for dulcet

C14: from Latin dulcis sweet

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单词	dulcet
释义	dulcet [ duhl-sit ] / ˈdʌl sɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dulcet ON THESAURUS.COM adjective pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello. pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing. Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell. noun an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher. Origin of dulcet 1350–1400; obsolete dulce (<Latin, neuter of dulcis sweet) + -et; replacing Middle English doucet<Middle French; see douce SYNONYMS FOR dulcet 1 musical, tuneful, mellifluous, sweet-sounding. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dulcet ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dulcet dul·cet·ly, adverbdul·cet·ness, noun Words nearby dulcet Dulbecco, dulc., Dulce, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Dulce Gulf, dulcet, dulciana, dulcify, dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dulcet "You're a little hard on me, Mrs. Shairp," he said, in dulcet tones. Under False Pretences\|Adeline Sergeant The drain-pipe was dripping, a dulcet and lively song: drippety drip drip dribble, drippety drip drip drip. Babbitt\|Sinclair Lewis I pushed my way in and asked him, in my most dulcet tone, if I could get an upper berth to New Orleans. The Burial of the Guns\|Thomas Nelson Page She shaped them like Mini-balls, that they might traverse unerringly to the cell of most dulcet digestion. Mount Rainier\|Various But all realized that somewhere behind that dulcet voice and the gentle manner was a heart of flint and nerves of steel. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8\|Elbert Hubbard British Dictionary definitions for dulcet dulcet / (ˈdʌlsɪt) / adjective (of a sound) soothing or pleasant; sweet Derived forms of dulcet dulcetly, adverbdulcetness, noun Word Origin for dulcet C14: 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 Words related to dulcet agreeable, musical, pleasurable, sweet
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dulcet

adjective

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adjective

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