| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Sweet; pleasant.[Websters] 2. Sober; prudent; sedate; modest.[Websters] 3. Being placid or unruffled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being sedate, sober, staid or moderate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being quiet, serene, calm, reposeful or tranquil. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being imperturbable or passionless. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being sweet, gentle or suave. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being peaceful, restful or peaceable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being untroubled or undisturbed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb doucely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (doucely) |
1. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective douce.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Douce" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Etymology:Douce \Douce\, adjective. [French expression doux, masculine, douce, feminine, sweet, from the Latin expression duleis sweet.]. (references) |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Francis Douce | And a dissertation on The Dance of Death (1833). (references) | ||
| Irma la Douce | Irma la Douce is a 1956 French stage musical whose book and lyrics were written by Alexandre Breffort with music by Marguerite Monnot. (references) | ||
| La Peau douce | La Peau Douce (The Soft Skin) (1964) is a French film directed by François Truffaut. (references) | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: DOUCE | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Irma la Douce | 21 | Douce Dame Jolie | 6 | |
| Irma La Douce (musical) | 7 | Douce I of Provence | 4 | |
| Douce Dame Jolie | 6 | Douce II of Provence | 3 | |
| Douce I of Provence | 4 | Francis Douce | 3 | |
| Francis Douce | 3 | Irma la Douce | 21 | |
| Douce II of Provence | 3 | Irma La Douce (musical) | 7 | |
| Jacques Douce (Fashion Designer) | 2 | Jacques Douce (Fashion Designer) | 2 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Balgarski | Спокоен (pacific, douce). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | spokoen (pacific, douce). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | střízlivý (sober, chaste, austere, douce, restrained), umjeren (abstemious, abstinent, douce, gentle, medium), trijezan (douce, sedate, sober), stalo en (calm, composed, cool, cool-headed, douce), spokojan (complacent, cool, douce, placid, restful), miran (calm, composed, dormant, douce, easy), blag (benign, bland, douce, doughy, dulcet), vážný (earnest, grave, serious, solemn, austere), solidní (firm, solid, creditable, douce, fair). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Indubitável (sure, certain, indubitable, questionless, unquestionable), Calmo (quiet, calm, serene, tranquil, untroubled). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | Спокоен (pacific, douce). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | spokoen (pacific, douce). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | střízlivý (sober, chaste, austere, douce, restrained), umjeren (abstemious, abstinent, douce, gentle, medium), trijezan (douce, sedate, sober), stalo en (calm, composed, cool, cool-headed, douce), spokojan (complacent, cool, douce, placid, restful), miran (calm, composed, dormant, douce, easy), blag (benign, bland, douce, doughy, dulcet), vážný (earnest, grave, serious, solemn, austere), solidní (firm, solid, creditable, douce, fair). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 庄重的 (douce, superb, Dantesque, Johnsonian), 严肃的 (demure, douce, elevated, serious, serious-minded), 认真的 (conscientious, earnest, serious, staid, demure), 稳静的 (douce, maidenly), 沈著的 (cool-headed, douce, imperturbable, possessed, reposeful). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 莊重的 (douce, superb, awful, civil, serious), 嚴肅的 (solemn, serious, sober, demure, douce), 沈著的 (imperturbable, composed, reposeful, serene, douce). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | střízlivý (sober, chaste, austere, douce, restrained), umjeren (abstemious, abstinent, douce, gentle, medium), trijezan (douce, sedate, sober), stalo en (calm, composed, cool, cool-headed, douce), spokojan (complacent, cool, douce, placid, restful), miran (calm, composed, dormant, douce, easy), blag (benign, bland, douce, doughy, dulcet), vážný (earnest, grave, serious, solemn, austere), solidní (firm, solid, creditable, douce, fair). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | متين (douce, placid, sedate, demure, serene), مطبوع (agreeable, dainty, douce, exquisite, fun), ارام (bland, composed, daft, douce, gentle), متین (demure, douce, placid, sedate, serene). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 침착한 (possessed, collected, composed, imperturbable, staid), 조용한 (quiet, silent, tranquil, slumberous, soft), 착실한 (stable, staid, steady, surefooted, steadygoing), 성실한 (sincere, faithful, genuine, true, conscientious), 상냥한 (affable, suave, bland, sweet, complaisant). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 침착한 (possessed, collected, composed, imperturbable, staid), 조용한 (quiet, silent, tranquil, slumberous, soft), 착실한 (stable, staid, steady, surefooted, steadygoing), 성실한 (sincere, faithful, genuine, true, conscientious), 상냥한 (affable, suave, bland, sweet, complaisant). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | Józan (sane, sober, hard-headed, moderate, sensible). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 침착한 (possessed, collected, composed, imperturbable, staid), 조용한 (quiet, silent, tranquil, slumberous, soft), 착실한 (stable, staid, steady, surefooted, steadygoing), 성실한 (sincere, faithful, genuine, true, conscientious), 상냥한 (affable, suave, bland, sweet, complaisant). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latvian | mierīgs (smooth, calm, collected, cool, cool-headed), maigs (gentle, mild, soft, affectionate, balmy). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latviska | mierīgs (smooth, calm, collected, cool, cool-headed), maigs (gentle, mild, soft, affectionate, balmy). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettisch | mierīgs (smooth, calm, collected, cool, cool-headed), maigs (gentle, mild, soft, affectionate, balmy). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettish | mierīgs (smooth, calm, collected, cool, cool-headed), maigs (gentle, mild, soft, affectionate, balmy). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | Józan (sane, sober, hard-headed, moderate, sensible). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | متين (douce, placid, sedate, demure, serene), مطبوع (agreeable, dainty, douce, exquisite, fun), ارام (bland, composed, daft, douce, gentle), متین (demure, douce, placid, sedate, serene). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | متين (douce, placid, sedate, demure, serene), مطبوع (agreeable, dainty, douce, exquisite, fun), ارام (bland, composed, daft, douce, gentle), متین (demure, douce, placid, sedate, serene). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | متين (douce, placid, sedate, demure, serene), مطبوع (agreeable, dainty, douce, exquisite, fun), ارام (bland, composed, daft, douce, gentle), متین (demure, douce, placid, sedate, serene). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | Indubitável (sure, certain, indubitable, unquestionable, questionless), Calmo (quiet, calm, serene, tranquil, untroubled). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | спокойный (composed, douce, placid, cosh, reposeful), степенный (sedate, staid, douce, grave). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | spokoynyy (composed, douce, placid, cosh, reposeful), stepennyy (sedate, staid, douce, grave). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | спокойный (composed, douce, placid, cosh, reposeful), степенный (sedate, staid, douce, grave). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | spokoynyy (composed, douce, placid, cosh, reposeful), stepennyy (sedate, staid, douce, grave). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | tih (halcyon, noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet), skroman (modest, retiring, unassuming, unostentatious, unpretending), miran (quiet, calm, composed, halcyon, orderly). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | Nazik (considerate, gracious, polite, suave, civil), Kibar (courteous, genteel, civil, gallant, gentle). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | спокійний (calm, quiet, placid, serene, tranquil). Additional references: Ukrainian, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | spokіyniy (calm, quiet, placid, serene, tranquil). Additional references: Ukrainian, Douce. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Douce” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | dathagouce (douce). Additional references: Athag, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | dagouce (douce). Additional references: Double Dutch, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | [)()|_|¢£ (douce). Additional references: Leet, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | dopouce (douce). Additional references: Oppish, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Ouceday (Douce). Additional references: Pig Latin, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | mizaog (Douce). Additional references: Terran B, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | dubouce (douce). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Douce. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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