[
UK
/dˈʌlsɪt/
]
[ US /ˈdəɫsət/ ]
[ US /ˈdəɫsət/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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pleasing to the ear
the dulcet tones of the cello -
extremely pleasant in a gentle way
the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches
How To Use dulcet In A Sentence
- I'll bet many a life now being lived was conceived to the dulcet tones of F Sinatra directing the rhythm of the rumpy-pumpy. Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...
- The sombre occasion was further enhanced by the dulcet tones of Winnie Joyce.
- At the word 'whales,' let the music go snorty; an 'for wells, gliddery; an' likewise in a moving dulcet manner for the holy an 'humble Men o' heart. ' I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales
- Hero come lately, Kristin Bell, will be lending her 'dulcet' tones to the new animated feature by Warner Bros., August 2008
- As I'm in the bakery, I hear the dulcet tones of what sounds like klezmer music being played through an ice-cream van.
- This song they carolled on such dulcet wise and so delightsomely that to the king, who beheld and hearkened to them with ravishment, it seemed as if all the hierarchies of the angels were lighted there to sing. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
- Instead of the dulcet sounds of ‘Silent Night’, there are imprecations emanating from the kitchen.
- Instead of the dulcet sounds of ‘Silent Night’, there are imprecations emanating from the kitchen as the cook discovers a tub of cream in the fridge dripping all over the chipolatas.
- The songs are dulcet and soothing, despite being in a minor key.
- Before Christmas the dulcet tones of Mozart, Handel and a host of other classical composers emanated from the statue of Brunel, in Haveock Square.