douce
[doos]
/dus/
adjective
,
Scot.
and
North England
1.
sedate; modest; quiet.
Origin
1275-1325;
Middle English
<
Middle French
(feminine) <
Latin
dulcis
sweet; see
dulcet
Related forms
doucely,
adverb
douceness,
noun
Examples from the web for
douce
She asks questions of him, is
douce
with the children in their sailor suits.
British Dictionary definitions for
douce
douce
/
duːs
/
adjective
1.
(
Scot & Northern English
,
dialect
) quiet; sober; sedate
Derived Forms
doucely,
adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Old French, feminine of
dous,
from Latin
dulcis
sweet