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doux

/duː/

doux adjective: sweet.

Adjective

doux (comparative more doux, superlative most doux)

  1. Sweet.

Forms of doux

comparativemore doux
superlativemost doux

Origin of doux

Borrowed from French doux. Doublet of douce, dolce, and dulce.

Words that rhyme with doux

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about doux

What does doux mean?
Doux means sweet.
What part of speech is doux?
Doux is an adjective.
How do you pronounce doux?
Doux is pronounced /duː/.

Words near doux in the dictionary

  1. Douty
  2. Doutys
  3. Douville
  4. Douvilles
  5. Douvres-la-Délivrande
  6. doux
  7. Douyin
  8. Douyiner
  9. Douyiners
  10. douzaine
  11. douzaines

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