dulcet
English
/ˈdʌl.sɪt/
adjective
Definitions
- Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- Generally pleasing; agreeable.
- (archaic) Sweet to the taste.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English doucet derived from Old French doucet derived from Latin dulcis (sweet, pleasant).
Origin
Latin
dulcis
Gloss
sweet, pleasant
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- doux English
- dulcetly English
- dulcamarus Latin
- dulcedo Latin
- dulcesco Latin
- dulcifer Latin
- dulcifico Latin
- dulcis Latin
- dulcis, dulcem Latin
- dulcitas Latin
- dulciter Latin
- dulco Latin
- dulcor, dulcōrem Latin
- dulcō Latin
- agrodolce Italian
- dolce Italian
- dolcemente Italian
- dolcetto Italian
- dolcevita Italian
- dolcezza Italian
- dolciastro Italian
- dolciere Italian
- dolcificare Italian
- dolcissimo Italian
- dolciura Italian
- extradolce Italian
- indolcire Italian
- pandolce Italian
- doucement French
- doucet French
- doux French
- redoux French
- saindoux French
- agridulce Spanish, Castilian
- dulce Spanish, Castilian
- dulcemente Spanish, Castilian
- dulcificar Spanish, Castilian
- dulcísimo Spanish, Castilian
- dulzor Spanish, Castilian
- dulzura Spanish, Castilian
- dulzón Spanish, Castilian
- endulzar Spanish, Castilian
- *dl̥kú- Proto-Indo-European
- adoçar Portuguese
- doce Portuguese
- doceiro Portuguese
- docemente Portuguese
- doceria Portuguese
- doçaria Portuguese
- doçura Portuguese
- douce Middle English
- doucet Middle English
- dolz Old French
- douce Old French
- doucet Old French
- dous Old French
- dolĉa Esperanto
- dulce Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- dulceag Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- dulceață Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- dulse Cebuano
- duuss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- doux Middle French
- doce Old Portuguese
- dousor Old Occitan
- dushi Papiamentu
- dulse Ladino
- dosi Kabuverdianu
- duulsi Cahuilla
- lu꞉lsi O'odham