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Definition of Dulcet

1. Adjective. Extremely pleasant in a gentle way. "The most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

2. Adjective. Pleasing to the ear. "The dulcet tones of the cello"

Definition of Dulcet

1. a. Sweet to the taste; luscious.

Definition of Dulcet

1. Adjective. Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious. ¹

2. Adjective. Generally pleasing; agreeable. ¹

3. Adjective. (archaic) Sweet to the taste. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dulcet

1. a soft-toned organ stop [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dulcet

dukelings dukeries dukery dukes dukeship dukeships duking dukkah dukkha dulcamara

dulcamarin dulce dulce bellum inexpertis dulce de leche dulceness dulcet (current term) dulcetly dulcets dulcian dulciana

dulcianas dulcians dulcification dulcified dulcifies dulcifluous dulcify dulcifying dulciloquy dulcimer

Literary usage of Dulcet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iron Chest: A Play, in Three Acts by George Colman (1808)
"Where Gratitude shall breathe the note, To white-robed Mercy's throne, 1 Bid the mild strain on aether float, A soft and dulcet tone. ..."

2. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1895)
"Bud encounters the persistent lorgnette ; eyes meet that have met before ; a simultaneous smile and bow, accompanied by dulcet orchestral sighs. ..."

3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"It is still used in Essex with the meaning of pudendum f. MERLE, ». The blackbird. upon his dulcet pype the merle doth onely ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1805)
"... Thy dulcet voice more exquisite than wine— Than wine most racy, that no rival knows, Hailed by the lips, the palate as it flows. ..."

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