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douceur

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.

When Dangerfield put the little roll in his hand, Irons looked suspicious and frightened, and balanced it in his palm, as if he had thoughts of chucking it from him, as though it were literally a satanic douceur. But it is hard to part w…
Origin: Borrowed from , from , dulcur, etc., from , from sweet. Naturalized in as douceoure, dousour but treated as a French loanword from the 17th century onward.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Elle fleure bon les champs et l’été, la Provence et la douceur de vivre”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🌷Pour une Fête des mères en douceur… 🌷For a sweet Mother’s Day…. 📞 Commandez/Order: 450-264-5024 📍51 rue Roosevelt, Huntingdon, QC”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “On s'intéresse aujourd'hui au rose dans la salle à manger. Le rose est souvent synonyme de féminité, de douceur. C'est aussi une couleur qui apporte de la chaleur. Pour lire la suite, c'est sur le blog que ça se passe: buff.ly/vdcGkbM”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Stévia: une douceur au goût amer "Solidaire 243 - novembre 2015" https://www.publiceye.ch/fr/publications/detail/stevia-une-douceur-au-gout-amer-1”

    — Bluesky· Nov 2015
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.

When Dangerfield put the little roll in his hand, Irons looked suspicious and frightened, and balanced it in his palm, as if he had thoughts of chucking it from him, as though it were literally a satanic douceur. But it is hard to part w…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(obsolete) Sweet speech: a compliment.

When Dangerfield put the little roll in his hand, Irons looked suspicious and frightened, and balanced it in his palm, as if he had thoughts of chucking it from him, as though it were literally a satanic douceur. But it is hard to part w…
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  • “Pont du 8-Mai : malgré "une grande douceur pour le week-end prolongé", une goutte froide va entraîner une dégradation orageuse sur une partie du pays ➡️ https://l.lindependant.fr/MO4”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Ça respire la douceur non ? Belle journée Laurence 😘”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Stévia: une douceur au goût amer "Solidaire 243 - novembre 2015" https://www.publiceye.ch/fr/publications/detail/stevia-une-douceur-au-gout-amer-1”

    — Bluesky· Nov 2015
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