douceur

English

noun

Definitions

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
(obsolete) Sweet speech: a compliment.
A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.
(UK) A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

Etymology

Borrowed from French douceur (sweetness) derived from Old French dolçor suffix from Latin dulcor (sweetness).

Origin

Latin

dulcor

Gloss

sweetness

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dulcour English
dulcor Latin
dulcor, dulcōrem Latin
dulcoro Latin
doucereux French
douceur French
douceoure Middle English
dolçor Old French
dous Old French

dulcour