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dulcet

/ˈdʌlsət/DUHL-suht
/ˈdʌlsət/DUHL-suht

Meaningsweet

Common meaning: sweet and soothing to hear

Journey through time

  1. Latindulcis‘sweet, pleasant’
  2. Frenchdoucet
  3. Old Frenchdulcesource
  4. Englishdulcet‘sweet and soothing to hear’ · today

dulc also in: dulcimer

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dulcis ‘sweet, pleasant’.

Roots

  • dulcis Latin “sweet, pleasant”

Related words

dulcimer

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