douceâtre
French
Alternative forms
- douçâtre (1990 spelling reform)
Etymology
douce (“sweet”) + -âtre. Cognate to Italian dolciastro (“sweetish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du.satʁ/, /du.sɑtʁ/
Adjective
douceâtre (plural douceâtres)
- (derogatory) sweetish, sickly
See also
- doucereux
Further reading
- “douceâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.