[
UK
/dˈʌlsɪt/
]
[ US /ˈdəɫsət/ ]
[ US /ˈdəɫsət/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
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 have lost count of the lunching conversations I've missed because of wailing sirens, farting trucks and the dulcet thrub of pneumatic drill tucking into tarmac.
- `No one should have to sell themselves for money," Nirvelli finally said in her beautiful, dulcet voice. THE BROKEN GOD
- You hear his dulcet tones on the Radio 1 trailers in the morning.
- Hey, if you listen carefully enough around Christmas time, you might even catch the dulcet croon of a certain Mr Bing Crosby.
- His body was trembling in trepidation as he recognized the dulcet voice of a young maid named Élise.
- But Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes had music on his mind-namely the dulcet tones of the choir that sings in Memorial Church every Sunday. The Harvard Crimson :: News
- Their voices blended in dulcet harmony.
- In the dear amenities of home and its dulcet loves; in the elevating pleasures of society; in the instructing pursuits of science, duty, and daily life; in the cultivation of every personal virtue and every Gospel grace, we may enjoy in this life a sweet antepast of heaven. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanh
- the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches
- The soprano exhibited dark, smoky richness of timbre and pure, dulcet high tones that entranced the ear.