douce
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- doucely adverb
- douceness noun
Etymology
Origin of douce
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French (feminine) < Latin dulcis sweet; dulcet
Example Sentences
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Morin: In French we say, “la misere est plus douce au soleil” — hardship is milder under the sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2018
But here in la douce France, as in the other European countries, soccer is Number One.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2011
I intend to settle down in la douce France for good.
From Time Magazine Archive
He stroked Beaumont’s head and said, “Hark to Beaumont Softly, Beaumont mon amy. Oyez k Beaumont the valiant Swef, le douce Beaumont swef, swef.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
La grace a plusieurs effects: on remarqua que cette fille, fort dedaigneuse et altiere de son naturel, deuint fort douce et traittable, estant Chrestienne.—Ibid.
From History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life by Butterfield, Consul Willshire
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