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douceur

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French douceur (“sweetness”), from Old French dolçor, dulcur, etc., from Latin dulcōr + -em, from dulcis (“sweet”). Naturalized in Middle English as douceoure, dousour but treated as a French loanword from the 17th century onward. Doublet of dulcour.

  1. derived from dolçor
  2. borrowed from douceur

Definitions

  1. Sweetness of manner

    Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.

  2. Sweet speech

    Sweet speech: a compliment.

  3. A sweetener

    A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public…

      A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA