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Definition of Douceur
1. n. Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness.
Definition of Douceur
1. Noun. Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness. ¹
2. Noun. A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present; sometimes, a bribe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Douceur
1. a gratuity [n -S] - See also: gratuity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Douceur
Literary usage of Douceur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters to His Son: On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh (1901)
"Observe those carefully who have that douceur that charms you and others; ...
You must be more particularly attentive to this douceur, whenever you are ..."
2. Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a by William Cobbett (1801)
"A collateral evidence that in " this, matter of the money that mull be fettled
directly," Mr. Talleyrand referred only to the douceur ..."
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