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douceur

[ doo-sur; French doo-sœr ]

noun

, plural dou·ceurs [doo-, surz, doo-, sœr].
  1. a gratuity; tip.
  2. a conciliatory gift or bribe.
  3. Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness.


douceur

/ duːˈsɜː; dusœr /

noun

  1. a gratuity, tip, or bribe
  2. sweetness
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of douceur1

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

Origin of douceur1

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

Quand l'hiver fut pass, & que la douceur du temps allecha le poisson rechercher les eaux douces, on dpecha 170 des gens le 14.

The expenses of The Lantern—including a generous douceur to myself—were all defrayed by the Empress.

He has however a douceur for Ireland in his pocket; benefits in trade, by opening the woollen manufacture to that nation.

A greater douceur was expected from the drivers of such a magnificent turnout.

The Jew maintained his impudence to the last, coming round to my window, and then asking a few rubles as a douceur.

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