# douce

> English word · Adjective · IPA /duːs/ · frequency rank #78,543

## Definitions
1. Sweet; nice; pleasant.
2. Serious and quiet; steady, not flighty or casual; sober.

## Etymology
From Middle English douce, from Old French dolz, dous, Middle French doux, douce, from Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Doublet of dolce, doux, and dulce.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/douce