First Known Use: 1763
Dictionary
douceur
noun dou·ceur \dü-ˈsər\
Definition of DOUCEUR
: a conciliatory gift
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Origin of DOUCEUR
French, pleasantness, from Late Latin dulcor sweetness, from Latin dulcis
Rhymes with DOUCEUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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