Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.
- pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.
- Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell.
noun
- an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
adjective
- (of a sound) soothing or pleasant; sweet
late 14c., from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux “sweet,” earlier dulz, from Latin dulcis, from PIE *dlk-wi-, suffixed form of root *dlk-u- “sweet” (cf. glucose).