dulcituden.

Brit.

/ˈdʌlsᵻtjuːd/,

/ˈdʌlsᵻtʃuːd/, U.S.

/ˈdəlsəˌt(j)ud/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcitūdō.

Etymology: < classical Latin dulcitūdō sweetness, desirability < dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -tūdō -tude suffix.Compare an earlier (irregular) use apparently as an adjective:a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.iij^v Yea the Figtree is greene both faire and pulchritude, My selfe of the small buddes a Sallet did incroche, And me thought it was pleasant, right sweete & dulcitude.

Now chiefly literary.

Sweetness (literal and figurative). Also (occasionally): an instance of this; a sweet or pleasing thing.

ΘΚΠ

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

sweetnessc897

honey1340

sweetc1381

suavityc1450

dulcetness1528

dulcitude1605

honeyedness1611

sweetinga1626

nectareousness1847

saccharinity1868

1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati Dumbe Divine Speaker vii. 67 With this dulcitude [It. piaceuolezza] of speeche, there hath bin nothing (almost) left vnattempted.

1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 127 The charming dulcitude [Fr. douceur] of a fair reputation.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 247 Some, tender Souls! on you themselves obtrude, Mov'd by your Tongue's most melleous Dulcitude.

1825 Examiner 27 Feb. 130/1 He [sc. the parrot] uttered nothing under a gentility or a dulcitude; with the exception of a few words of scandal or so.

1876 C. H. Spurgeon Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit XXI. 199 The bees visit all sorts of flowers, knowing by a cunning wisdom denied to us where all dulcitudes are hidden.

1914 S. Cobb Real Turk vi. 98 These dishes are almost cloying in their sweetness... Half a portion would fill most people with dulcitude enough to last for days.

1945 F. E. Crawford Your Grandmother xiii. 107 An affection of unusual dulcitude developed between them.

2014 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 5 Sept. 3 d If you could dial back the dulcitude of the honey-glazed, apple-brined pork flat-iron.., you might have a winner.

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

单词	dulcitude
释义	dulcituden. Brit. /ˈdʌlsᵻtjuːd/, /ˈdʌlsᵻtʃuːd/, U.S. /ˈdəlsəˌt(j)ud/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcitūdō. Etymology: < classical Latin dulcitūdō sweetness, desirability < dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -tūdō -tude suffix.Compare an earlier (irregular) use apparently as an adjective:a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.iij^v Yea the Figtree is greene both faire and pulchritude, My selfe of the small buddes a Sallet did incroche, And me thought it was pleasant, right sweete & dulcitude. Now chiefly literary. Sweetness (literal and figurative). Also (occasionally): an instance of this; a sweet or pleasing thing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [noun] sweetnessc897 honey1340 sweetc1381 suavityc1450 dulcetness1528 dulcitude1605 honeyedness1611 sweetinga1626 nectareousness1847 saccharinity1868 1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati Dumbe Divine Speaker vii. 67 With this dulcitude [It. piaceuolezza] of speeche, there hath bin nothing (almost) left vnattempted. 1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 127 The charming dulcitude [Fr. douceur] of a fair reputation. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. 247 Some, tender Souls! on you themselves obtrude, Mov'd by your Tongue's most melleous Dulcitude. 1825 Examiner 27 Feb. 130/1 He [sc. the parrot] uttered nothing under a gentility or a dulcitude; with the exception of a few words of scandal or so. 1876 C. H. Spurgeon Metrop. Tabernacle Pulpit XXI. 199 The bees visit all sorts of flowers, knowing by a cunning wisdom denied to us where all dulcitudes are hidden. 1914 S. Cobb Real Turk vi. 98 These dishes are almost cloying in their sweetness... Half a portion would fill most people with dulcitude enough to last for days. 1945 F. E. Crawford Your Grandmother xiii. 107 An affection of unusual dulcitude developed between them. 2014 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 5 Sept. 3 d If you could dial back the dulcitude of the honey-glazed, apple-brined pork flat-iron.., you might have a winner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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