English-Thai Dictionary

dulcet

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DULCET

a.[L., sweet. ] 1. Sweet to the taste; luscious.
She tempers dulcet creams.
2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious; as dulcet sounds; dulcet symphonies.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DULCET

Dul "cet, a. Etym: [OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux, L.dulcis; akin to Gr. Doucet. ]

 

1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [Obs. ] She tempers dulcet creams. Milton.

 

2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious. Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dulcet

dul cet |ˈdəlsit ˈdəlsət | ▶adjective (esp. of sound ) sweet and soothing (often used ironically ): record the dulcet tones of your family and friends. ORIGIN late Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis ‘sweet. ’ The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dulcet

dulcet |ˈdʌlsɪt | ▶adjective (especially of sound ) sweet and soothing (often used ironically ): record the dulcet tones of your family and friends. ORIGIN late Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis ‘sweet ’. The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dulcet

dulcet adjective the dulcet sounds of the zither: sweet, soothing, mellow, honeyed, mellifluous, euphonious, pleasant, agreeable; melodious, melodic, lilting, lyrical, silvery, golden. ANTONYMS harsh.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dulcet

dulcet adjective the Grand Duchess Anna spoke in dulcet tones: sweet, sweet-sounding, mellifluous, euphonious, soothing, mellow, honeyed, pleasant, agreeable; melodious, melodic, tuneful, musical, lilting, lyrical, harmonious, silvery, silver-toned, bell-like, golden; informal easy on the ear; rare mellifluent. ANTONYMS harsh.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dulcet

dul cet /dʌ́lsɪt /形容詞 ｟文 おどけて ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗甘美な, 快い 〈音など 〉, 聞いて心地良い .