dulcet
11dulcet — dul|cet [ˈdʌlsıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: doucet, from douz sweet ] sb s dulcet tones someone s voice used humorously ▪ Basil s dulcet tones could be heard in the corridor …
12dulcet — dul|cet [ dʌlsət ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY a dulcet sound is soft and pleasant someone s dulcet tones HUMOROUS the sound of someone s voice as they speak …
13dulcet — UK [ˈdʌlsɪt] / US [ˈdʌlsət] adjective mainly literary a dulcet sound is soft and pleasant • someone s dulcet tones …
14dulcet — dulcetly, adv. dulcetness, n. /dul sit/, adj. 1. pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello. 2. pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing. 3. Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell. n. 4. an organ stop resembling …
15dulcet — adj. Dulcet is used with these nouns: ↑tone …
16dulcet — adjective the dulcet sounds of the zither Syn: sweet, soothing, mellow, honeyed, mellifluous, euphonious, pleasant, agreeable; melodious, melodic, lilting, lyrical, silvery, golden Ant: harsh …
17dulcet — adjective /ˈdʌl.sɪt,ˈdʌl.sət/ a) Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious. b) Generally pleasing; agreeable. Syn: agreeable, soothing, sugary …
18dulcet — Synonyms and related words: achingly sweet, affable, agreeable, agreeable sounding, amiable, amicable, appealing, ariose, arioso, blissful, canorous, cantabile, catchy, cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, desirable, en rapport …
19dulcet — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. melodious, sweet sounding, euphonious; see harmonious 1 , musical 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. melodious, pleasing, pleasant, sweet, agreeable. ANT.: discordant III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Resembling or …
20dulcet — dul·cet || dÊŒlsɪt adj. sweet, pleasant …
