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dulcet

adjective/ˈdʌlsɪt/

C2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
LiteraryRegister

Sweet and soothing to the ear.

She was lulled by the dulcet tones of the harpist in the hotel lobby.

Similar: melodious, soft

Origin: From Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis 'sweet'.

Topic: sweet sound in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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