"douceur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /du.sœʁ/ Audio: Fr-douceur.ogg Forms: douceurs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French dolçor, from Late Latin dulcōrem, from Latin dulcis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|dolçor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French dolçor, {{inh+|fr|fro|dolçor}} Inherited from Old French dolçor, {{inh|fr|LL.|dulcor|dulcōrem}} Late Latin dulcōrem, {{inh|fr|la|dulcis}} Latin dulcis Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} douceur f (plural douceurs)
  1. softness, tenderness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-douceur-fr-noun-sZX3gK86 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. sweetness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-douceur-fr-noun-qj0VrROS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en douceur, plus fait douceur que violence Related terms: douce, doux

Inflected forms

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