douceur

[ doo-sur; French doo-sœr ]

/ duˈsɜr; French duˈsœr /

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noun, plural dou·ceurs [doo-surz; French doo-sœr]. /duˈsɜrz; French duˈsœr/.

a gratuity; tip.

a conciliatory gift or bribe.

Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness.

Origin of douceur

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French: sweetness <Late Latin dulcor, with initial syllable reshaped under influence of French doux, douce;see douce, -eur

Words nearby douceur

doubting Thomas, doubtless, douc, douce, douceperes, douceur, douche, douchebag, Doug, dough, doughbelly

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Example sentences from the Web for douceur

The allusion in the close of the letter appears to be to a douceur which it was intended to present to the secretary.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell
Give all your motions, too, an air of 'douceur', which is directly the reverse of their present celerity and rapidity.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
Cabby was dismissed with a douceur, and Forrest hastened after his new acquaintance.
A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike|Charles King
But in the ordinary life there in my time there was little to "asperate" the douceur.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury

Mr. Oswell Livingstone generously paid him a douceur for the promise of doing his work thoroughly.
How I Found Livingstone|Henry M. Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for douceur

douceur

/ (duːˈsɜː, French dusœr) /

noun

a gratuity, tip, or bribe

sweetness

Word Origin for douceur

C17: from French, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis sweet

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单词	douceur
释义	douceur [ doo-sur; French doo-sœr ] / duˈsɜr; French duˈsœr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR douceur ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dou·ceurs [doo-surz; French doo-sœr]. /duˈsɜrz; French duˈsœr/. a gratuity; tip. a conciliatory gift or bribe. Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness. Origin of douceur 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French: sweetness <Late Latin dulcor, with initial syllable reshaped under influence of French doux, douce;see douce, -eur Words nearby douceur doubting Thomas, doubtless, douc, douce, douceperes, douceur, douche, douchebag, Doug, dough, doughbelly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for douceur The allusion in the close of the letter appears to be to a douceur which it was intended to present to the secretary. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia\|Charles Campbell Give all your motions, too, an air of 'douceur', which is directly the reverse of their present celerity and rapidity. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield Cabby was dismissed with a douceur, and Forrest hastened after his new acquaintance. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike\|Charles King But in the ordinary life there in my time there was little to "asperate" the douceur. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2\|George Saintsbury Mr. Oswell Livingstone generously paid him a douceur for the promise of doing his work thoroughly. How I Found Livingstone\|Henry M. Stanley British Dictionary definitions for douceur douceur / (duːˈsɜː, French dusœr) / noun a gratuity, tip, or bribe sweetness Word Origin for douceur C17: from French, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis sweet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to douceur bonus, bribe, gift, gratuity, tip
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douceur

noun, plural dou·ceurs [doo-surz; French doo-sœr]. /duˈsɜrz; French duˈsœr/.

Origin of douceur

Words nearby douceur

Example sentences from the Web for douceur

British Dictionary definitions for douceur

noun

Word Origin for douceur

Words related to douceur