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dulceness

dulceness noun: sweetness.

Noun

dulceness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Sweetness.
    • But above all, in this righting and helping of a man's self in his own carriage, he must take heed he shew not himself dismantled, and exposed to scorn and injury, by too much dulceness, goodness, and facility of nature;1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Origin of dulceness

From dulce + -ness. Piecewise doublet of douceness.

Questions about dulceness

What does dulceness mean?
Dulceness means sweetness.
What part of speech is dulceness?
Dulceness is a noun.

Words near dulceness in the dictionary

  1. dulce
  2. dulce de leche
  3. Dulce Nombre de María
  4. dulced
  5. dulcely
  6. dulceness
  7. dulceous
  8. dulces
  9. dulcet
  10. dulcetly
  11. Dulcești

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