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dulcet
/ˈdʌl.sɪt/
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
filthy
VERB + DULCET
tempers
DULCET + NOUN
creams, windows
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
1
Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
Her name was Michaela, but the men called her filthy things in dulcet, ingratiating voices, and she giggled with childish joy because she understood no English and thought they were flattering her and making harmless jokes.
Matthew "MattKC" Wong (actor) (2024), 6s from the start, in I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95: “Ah, yes, the dulcet tones of Windows 95.”
2
Generally pleasing; agreeable.
3
Sweet to the taste.
[…]for drink the Grape / She crushes, inoffensive must, and meads / From many a berry, and from sweet kernels prest / She tempers dulcet creams[…]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — pleasing to the ear
- honeyed
- mellifluous
- mellisonant
- sweet
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Her name was Michaela, but the men called her filthy things in dulcet, ingratiating voices, and she giggled with childish joy because she understood no English and thought they were flattering her and
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Matthew "MattKC" Wong (actor) (2024), 6s from the start, in I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95: “Ah, yes, the dulcet tones of Windows 95.”
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[…]for drink the Grape / She crushes, inoffensive must, and meads / From many a berry, and from sweet kernels prest / She tempers dulcet creams[…]
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