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What is another word for Douce?

Pronunciation: [dˈa͡ʊs] (IPA)

Douce is a French word that means "sweet" or "mild." There are several synonyms for this word, including gentil, agreable, amical, aimable, douillet, and plaisant. Gentil is soft and kind, while agreable is pleasing and enjoyable. Amical is friendly, and aimable is polite and likable. Douillet is cozy and comfortable, while plaisant is pleasant and agreeable. Other synonyms for douce include suave, douceâtre, and moelleux. Suave is smooth and sophisticated, douceâtre is sweet and slightly cloying, and moelleux refers to something soft and yielding. All these synonyms can be used interchangeably with douce to describe something sweet and gentle.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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The parson, I am told, has been for some time meditating a commentary on Strutt, Brand, and Douce, in which he means to detect them in sundry dangerous errors in respect to popular games and superstitions; a work to which the Squire looks forward with great interest.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
We give an illustration of the first four characters and one of the dancers, from a drawing by Douce, produced from a tracing made by Grose.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
The old man was a Douce, quiet body, but the old woman was lightsome and flighty, and some of the neighbours were wont to look at her askance, and whisper to each other that they sorely feared that she was a Witch.
"The Scottish Fairy Book"
Elizabeth W. Grierson

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