douceur
Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentlenessSweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
(countable, uncountable)A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sweet speech: a compliment.
Origin
Borrowed from French douceur (“sweetness”), from Old French dolçor, dulcur, etc., from LatBorrowed from French douceur (“sweetness”), from Old French dolçor, dulcur, etc., from Latin dulcōr + -em, from dulcis (“sweet”). Naturalized in Middle English as douceoure, dousour but treated as a French loanword from the 17th century onward. Doublet of dulcour.
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Forms
plural: douceursSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable