"doux" meaning in French

See doux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /du/ Audio: Fr-doux.ogg Forms: douce [feminine], doux [masculine, plural], douces [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French dous, from Latin dulcem (“sweet”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|dous|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French dous, {{inh+|fr|fro|dous}} Inherited from Old French dous, {{inh|fr|la|dulcis|dulcem|t=sweet}} Latin dulcem (“sweet”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=douce}} doux (feminine douce, masculine plural doux, feminine plural douces)
  1. sweet
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adj-uQQ8Fq82 Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 36 3 8 14 39 0
  2. soft
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adj-9fRFUo9K
  3. mild
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adj-gpDFg3OH Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 100 0 0 0
  4. gentle (gradual rather than steep)
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adj-wchwXR9c Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 36 3 8 14 39 0
  5. fresh, not salty (of water)
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adj-5vt2HdNp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Taste Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 12 30 49 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 0 17 34 46 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 10 19 70 2 Disambiguation of Taste: 36 3 8 14 39 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: douçâtre, doucereux, doucette, douceur

Adverb

IPA: /du/ Audio: Fr-doux.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French dous, from Latin dulcem (“sweet”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|dous|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French dous, {{inh+|fr|fro|dous}} Inherited from Old French dous, {{inh|fr|la|dulcis|dulcem|t=sweet}} Latin dulcem (“sweet”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} doux
  1. gently Synonyms: doucement
    Sense id: en-doux-fr-adv-zxu4IZ7B

Inflected forms

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