† dulcenessn.

Forms: see dulce adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dulce adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < dulce adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier douceness n. at douce adj. Derivatives.

Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

Sweetness, gentleness; ease of temper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun]

lustfulnessa900

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

unloathfulnessc1350

sugarc1374

pleasancec1395

agreeability?c1400

dulcourc1429

pleasure1497

pleasantnessa1500

douceness1518

dulceness?1526

dulcetness1528

pleasancy1545

ungrieffulness1556

acceptableness1565

rose water1584

pleasingnessa1586

amenity?1591

pleasing1591

acceptance1594

suavity1594

prettiness1604

jucundity1620

dulcity1623

pleasurableness1626

agreeablenessa1631

placency1639

acceptability1647

dulce1654

amicableness1667

pleasurability1793

niceness1809

dulciness1828

enjoyableness1868

Gemütlichkeit1892

sweetness and light1927

?1526 J. Fisher Serm. at Paulis sig. B.ij^v By the dulcenes of loue, whiche the holy gost hath put in our hartes.

1561 J. Knox Let. 7 Oct. in Wks. (1864) VI. 131 That which..men terme lenitie and dulcenes, do bring upon thameselves and others mor fearfull distraction, then yit hath ensewed the vehemency of any preacher.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ccc3 By too much dulcenesse, goodnesse, and facility of nature.

1616 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions III. vii. 47 Nowe is y^e question not of words only, (which oft times being lenified & mollified by y^e dulcenesse of tolerable interpretations, are ouer-passed for the peace of the Church) but..of matter & substance.

1890 Kapunda (S. Austral.) Herald 21 Nov. 458/1 A raspingly high note she occasionally uses..discounts the dulceness of her lower notes.

1912 V. O'Sullivan Good Girl i. ix. 90 It was serving her just as her beauty and grace and dulceness served her, independent of her intelligence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

单词	dulceness
释义	† dulcenessn. Forms: see dulce adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dulce adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < dulce adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier douceness n. at douce adj. Derivatives. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). Sweetness, gentleness; ease of temper. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] lustfulnessa900 sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 unloathfulnessc1350 sugarc1374 pleasancec1395 agreeability?c1400 dulcourc1429 pleasure1497 pleasantnessa1500 douceness1518 dulceness?1526 dulcetness1528 pleasancy1545 ungrieffulness1556 acceptableness1565 rose water1584 pleasingnessa1586 amenity?1591 pleasing1591 acceptance1594 suavity1594 prettiness1604 jucundity1620 dulcity1623 pleasurableness1626 agreeablenessa1631 placency1639 acceptability1647 dulce1654 amicableness1667 pleasurability1793 niceness1809 dulciness1828 enjoyableness1868 Gemütlichkeit1892 sweetness and light1927 ?1526 J. Fisher Serm. at Paulis sig. B.ij^v By the dulcenes of loue, whiche the holy gost hath put in our hartes. 1561 J. Knox Let. 7 Oct. in Wks. (1864) VI. 131 That which..men terme lenitie and dulcenes, do bring upon thameselves and others mor fearfull distraction, then yit hath ensewed the vehemency of any preacher. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ccc3 By too much dulcenesse, goodnesse, and facility of nature. View more context for this quotation 1616 P. Simson Short Compend Hist. First Ten Persecutions III. vii. 47 Nowe is y^e question not of words only, (which oft times being lenified & mollified by y^e dulcenesse of tolerable interpretations, are ouer-passed for the peace of the Church) but..of matter & substance. 1890 Kapunda (S. Austral.) Herald 21 Nov. 458/1 A raspingly high note she occasionally uses..discounts the dulceness of her lower notes. 1912 V. O'Sullivan Good Girl i. ix. 90 It was serving her just as her beauty and grace and dulceness served her, independent of her intelligence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). < n.?1526
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