dulcetnessn.

Brit.

/ˈdʌlsᵻtnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈdəlsətnəs/

Forms: see dulcet adj. and -ness suffix; also 1800s dulcedness.

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

Etymology: < dulcet adj. + -ness suffix.

Now chiefly literary.

The quality of being dulcet; sweetness, gentleness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [noun]

sweetnessc897

honey1340

sweetc1381

suavityc1450

dulcetness1528

dulcitude1605

honeyedness1611

sweetinga1626

nectareousness1847

saccharinity1868

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

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. H b The doulce wynes (for theyr doulcetnes) are vehemently drawen.

1536 Prymer Salysbery Use (STC 15992) f. cl Iesu the autor of buxumnesse..Of dulcetnesse the wel of grace.

a1555 J. Bradford Godly Medit. Ten Commaundem. (1567) sig. Kvij^v The..short time that we haue to vse them [sc. the commodities], shoulde asswage their dulcetnes.

1834 Irish Monthly Mag. Feb. 64 A peculiar dulcedness of intonation, accompanied with an expression of mingled complacency and complaisance..render him the admiration of the fair auditors who attend the lantern in the House of Commons.

1852 H. Melville Pierre xxiv. iv. 446 Forming her previous opinion of Lucy upon the slightness of her person, and the dulcetness of her temper, Mrs. Tartan had always imagined that her daughter was quite incapable of any such a daring act.

1914 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. vi. 5/2 More recent plays that have had the advantage of Mr. Cohan's supervision have lost nothing in speed, but have gained somewhat in dulcetness.

2013 Washington Square News (N.Y. Univ.) (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Arts section) 1 The charming melodies and '50s pop-chord changes add to the overall dulcetness of the song.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dulcetness
释义	dulcetnessn. Brit. /ˈdʌlsᵻtnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdəlsətnəs/ Forms: see dulcet adj. and -ness suffix; also 1800s dulcedness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dulcet adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < dulcet adj. + -ness suffix. Now chiefly literary. The quality of being dulcet; sweetness, gentleness. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [noun] sweetnessc897 honey1340 sweetc1381 suavityc1450 dulcetness1528 dulcitude1605 honeyedness1611 sweetinga1626 nectareousness1847 saccharinity1868 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 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. H b The doulce wynes (for theyr doulcetnes) are vehemently drawen. 1536 Prymer Salysbery Use (STC 15992) f. cl Iesu the autor of buxumnesse..Of dulcetnesse the wel of grace. a1555 J. Bradford Godly Medit. Ten Commaundem. (1567) sig. Kvij^v The..short time that we haue to vse them [sc. the commodities], shoulde asswage their dulcetnes. 1834 Irish Monthly Mag. Feb. 64 A peculiar dulcedness of intonation, accompanied with an expression of mingled complacency and complaisance..render him the admiration of the fair auditors who attend the lantern in the House of Commons. 1852 H. Melville Pierre xxiv. iv. 446 Forming her previous opinion of Lucy upon the slightness of her person, and the dulcetness of her temper, Mrs. Tartan had always imagined that her daughter was quite incapable of any such a daring act. 1914 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. vi. 5/2 More recent plays that have had the advantage of Mr. Cohan's supervision have lost nothing in speed, but have gained somewhat in dulcetness. 2013 Washington Square News (N.Y. Univ.) (Nexis) 13 Mar. (Arts section) 1 The charming melodies and '50s pop-chord changes add to the overall dulcetness of the song. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1528
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