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Word entry · 6 letters

dulcet

Best crossword clue

"Sweet to the ear"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʌl.sɪt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdeltuStarts with DEnds with T1 clues
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Definitions

  1. pleasing to the ear

Word origin

From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, from dulz, dulce (“sweet, pleasant”) + diminutive -et, from Latin dulcis (“sweet, pleasant”). Cognate with Spanish dulce, French doux, Italian dolce, Portuguese doce, and Romanian dulce. Doublet of dolcetto and doucet.

Used in a sentence

  • Matthew "MattKC" Wong (actor) (2024), 6s from the start, in I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95: “Ah, yes, the dulcet tones of Windows 95.”
  • […]for drink the Grape / She crushes, inoffensive must, and meads / From many a berry, and from sweet kernels prest / She tempers dulcet creams[…]

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