douceur

dou·ceur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doo-sur; French doo-sœr]
- /duˈsɜr; French duˈsœr/
- /duː.ˈsɜː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo-sur; French doo-sœr]
- /duˈsɜr; French duˈsœr/

Definitions of douceur word

noun plural douceur a gratuity; tip. 1
noun plural douceur a conciliatory gift or bribe. 1
noun plural douceur Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness. 1
noun douceur A financial inducement; a gratuity or bribe. 1
noun douceur a gratuity, tip, or bribe 0
noun douceur sweetness 0

See all 10 definitions of douceur

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Origin of douceur

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Douceur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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douceur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

douceur usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for douceur

noun douceur

bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
bribe — A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.

All 6 Synonyms of douceur