Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dulceness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dulceness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But above all, in this righting and helping of a man's self in his own carriage, he must take heed he shew not himself dismantled, and exposed to scorn and injury, by too much dulceness, goodness, and facility of nature;"

Etymology

From dulce + -ness. Piecewise doublet of douceness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dulce

Usage

Questions

What does dulceness mean?: Sweetness.
Where does dulceness come from?: From dulce + -ness. Piecewise doublet of douceness.

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