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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. extremely pleasant in a gentle way;
- Example: "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

2. pleasing to the ear;
- Example: "the dulcet tones of the cello"
[syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dulcet \Dul"cet\, a. [OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux,
   L. dulcis; akin to Gr. ? . Cf. Doucet.]
   1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [Obs.]
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            She tempers dulcet creams.            --Milton.
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   2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
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            Their dainty lays and dulcet melody.  --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dulcet
    adj 1: extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet
           swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
    2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn:
       dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]