dulcet as an adjective: - 1
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dulcet
adjective
1 dulcet
2 dulcet
Pleasing to the ear:
— The dulcet tones of the cello.
synonyms: honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet.
Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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Roget 396:
sweet;
saccharine,
sacchariferous†;
dulcet,
candied,
honied†,
luscious,
lush,
nectarious†,
melliferous†;
sweetened
etc.
v..
sweet as a nut,
sweet as sugar,
sweet as honey.
sickly sweet.
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Roget 413:
harmonious,
harmonical†;
in concord
etc.
n.,
in tune,
in concert;
unisonant†,
concentual†,
symphonizing†,
isotonic,
homophonous†,
assonant;
ariose†,
consonant.
measured,
rhythmical,
diatonic†,
chromatic,
enharmonic†.
melodious,
musical;
melic†;
tuneful,
tunable;
sweet,
dulcet,
canorous†;
mellow,
mellifluous;
soft,
clear,
clear as a bell;
silvery;
euphonious,
euphonic,
euphonical†;
symphonious;
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829;
fine-toned,
full-toned,
silver-toned.
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Moby thesaurus: achingly sweet, affable, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, amiable, amicable, appealing, ariose, arioso, blissful, canorous, cantabile, catchy, cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, desirable, en rapport, engaging, enjoyable, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, fair, fair and pleasant, felicific, felicitous, fine, fine-toned, genial, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, good, goodly, gracious, grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, likable, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, music-flowing, music-like, musical, nice, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, rewarding, rich, satisfying, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvery, singable, songful, songlike, sonorous, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, tunable, tuneful, welcome, winning, winsome ... show more.
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