Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Pleasing to the ear; melodious.
- adjective Having a soothing, agreeable quality.
- adjective Archaic Sweet to the taste.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sweet to the sense, especially of taste; luscious; exquisite; also, melodious; harmonious.
- Agreeable to the mind.
- noun The sweetbread.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Sweet to the taste; luscious.
- adjective Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Sweet , especially when describingvoice ortones ;melodious . - adjective Generally
pleasing ;agreeable . - adjective archaic Sweet to the
taste .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pleasing to the ear
- adjective extremely pleasant in a gentle way
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(link) You have a horde of women cooing, "Hi, Charlie!" at you in dulcet tones, and still you are bitter?
ccfinlay: Best. Con. Evar. ccfinlay 2006
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But Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes had music on his mind-namely the dulcet tones of the choir that sings in Memorial Church every Sunday.
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Hero come lately, Kristin Bell, will be lending her 'dulcet' tones to the new animated feature by Warner Bros.,
August 2008 2008
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Hero come lately, Kristin Bell, will be lending her 'dulcet' tones to the new animated feature by Warner Bros.,
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Political talk radio enthusiasts who were looking forward to hearing the dulcet tones of Rhode Island Gov.
Lincoln Chafee To Enforce Talk Radio Silence For Rhode Island State Officials Jason Linkins 2011
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Political talk radio enthusiasts who were looking forward to hearing the dulcet tones of Rhode Island Gov.
Lincoln Chafee To Enforce Talk Radio Silence For Rhode Island State Officials Jason Linkins 2011
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We all liked to be fooled by a quality sheepskin and lauded dulcet tones, and never look under the cap .. on February 12, 2010 at 6: 56 pm Paul
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Political talk radio enthusiasts who were looking forward to hearing the dulcet tones of Rhode Island Gov.
Lincoln Chafee To Enforce Talk Radio Silence For Rhode Island State Officials Jason Linkins 2011
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Hearing the dulcet tones of the pilot helps ease some of my flying nervousness.
United Airlines Offers Drinks To "The Idiots In Coach" - The Consumerist 2009
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“Would you care to elaborate on that statement Havsy my love?” she enquired sweetly, her dulcet tone completely at odds with the dangerous glint in her eyes.
seanahan commented on the word dulcet
Ahhh, my dulcet darling. Tonight, we marry. Tomorrow morning your men will escort us to Florin channel, where every ship in my armada waits to accompany us on our honeymoon.
October 9, 2007
uselessness commented on the word dulcet
This word always makes me think of the same quote!
October 9, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word dulcet
"Yes, of course. *Naturally* not those four." Me too. I can't read or see this word without uttering the line. *bows head in shame*
October 9, 2007
shoepixie commented on the word dulcet
I'm not the only one who...glorious! Make a habit of calling people my 'dulcet darling', too.
April 16, 2008
quotato commented on the word dulcet
What a sweet melodious word dulcet is...
November 27, 2008