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Synonyms for dulcet

  • adjective

Most common

mellifluous melodious honeyed musical soothing agreeable sweet pleasant

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Mellifluous — sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious

mellifluous, melodious, honeyed, musical, tuneful, melodic, harmonious, silver-tongued informal, euphonious, euphonic, canorous, ariose, mellisonant rare, birdsweet formal rare

2. Soothing — generally pleasing; agreeable

soothing, agreeable

3. Sweet — sweet to the taste

sweet, sugary, melliferous

4. Pleasant

pleasant, luscious, pleasing, delightful

Antonyms

raspy, rasping, shrill

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.

    Matthew "MattKC" Wong (actor) (2024), 6s from the start, in I ported THOUSANDS of apps to Windows 95: “Ah, yes, the dulcet tones of Windows 95.”

  2. adj. 2

    Generally pleasing; agreeable.

  3. adj. 3

    Sweet to the taste.

Related words

Word family
dulcify dulcinea

Example sentences

  • musical A musical score is very useful in classical music.
  • melodious The Ukrainian language is very melodious.
  • honeyed I brought you these delicious honeyed figs.
  • mellifluous I am under the charm of her mellifluous voice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dulcetrising
musicalrising
melodioussteady
honeyedrising
mellifluousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
sweet1
6 letters
sugary3, ariose
7 letters
musical3, melodic3, honeyed, tuneful2
8 letters
pleasant2, pleasing2, soothing2, luscious2, euphonic, canorous
9 letters
agreeable4, melodious4, birdsweet
10 letters
delightful3, harmonious4, euphonious
11 letters
mellifluous, mellisonant, melliferous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sugary3 = 3 syllables).