Dulcet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extremely pleasant in a gentle way

pleasing to the ear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈʌlsᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌlsɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌlsɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈʌlsᵻbəl/.

Examples

the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches
the dulcet tones of the cello

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sweet honeyed mellifluous mellisonant

Parts of Speech

adjective	extremely pleasant in a gentle way “the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches”
adjective	pleasing to the ear “the dulcet tones of the cello”

Word Forms

sweetness

noun

the quality of giving pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lieblich

auf sanfte Art äußerst angenehm

🇫🇷French

doux

extrêmement agréable en douceur

🇪🇸Spanish

dulce

extremadamente agradable de una manera suave

🇮🇹Italian

dolce

estremamente piacevole in modo gentile

🇳🇱Dutch

zacht

uiterst aangenaam op een zachte manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

doce

extremamente agradável de uma forma gentil

🇷🇺Russian

приятный

очень приятно в нежном смысле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंदकर

सौम्य तरीके से बेहद सुखद

🇮🇳Tamil

துளசி

மென்மையான வழியில் மிகவும் இனிமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

డల్సెట్

సున్నితమైన మార్గంలో చాలా ఆహ్లాదకరంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदी

सौम्य मार्गाने अत्यंत आनंददायी

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡುಲ್ಸೆಟ್

ಸೌಮ್ಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുൽസെറ്റ്

സൗമ്യമായ രീതിയിൽ അത്യന്തം മനോഹരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杜尔塞特

以温和的方式极其愉快

🇯🇵Japanese

贅沢な

優しいやり方でとても楽しい

🇰🇷Korean

상쾌한

부드러운 방식으로 매우 기분 좋은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

êm tai

cực kỳ dễ chịu một cách nhẹ nhàng

🇹🇭Thai

ไพเราะ

เป็นที่พอใจอย่างยิ่งในทางที่อ่อนโยน

🇮🇩Indonesian

halus

sangat menyenangkan dengan cara yang lembut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عذب

ممتعة للغاية بطريقة لطيفة

🇮🇷Persian

دمنوش

بسیار دلپذیر به روشی ملایم

🇹🇷Turkish

kulağa hoş gelen

nazik bir şekilde son derece hoş

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרֵב לְאוֹזֶן

נעים במיוחד בצורה עדינה

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