dulcet
adjective/ˈdʌlsɪt/
/ˈdʌlsɪt/
[only before noun] (humorous or ironic)- sounding sweet and pleasant
- I thought I recognized your dulcet tones (= the sound of your voice).
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDulcet is used with these nouns:- tone
Word Originlate Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis ‘sweet’. The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.Definitions on the go
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