Definition of DOUCEUR

douceur

Plural: douceurs

Noun

  • A gratuity or tip, often for a favor or service.
  • Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
  • Sweet speech: a compliment.
  • A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.
  • A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

Examples

  • Offering a DOUCEUR of a challenge was his way of keeping the game interesting.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French douceur (“sweetness”), from Old French dolçor, dulcur, etc., from Latin dulcōr + -em, from dulcis (“sweet”). Naturalized in Middle English as douceoure, dousour but treated as a French loanword from the 17th century onward. Doublet of dulcour.

Synonyms

and Thesaurus:bribe, gift, gratuity, praise

Scrabble Score: 10

douceur: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
douceur: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
douceur: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

douceur: valid Words With Friends Word