(ˈ)dü|sər noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, sweetness to the sense of taste, pleasantness, from Late Latin dulcor, from Latin dulcis sweet
1. archaic : gentleness and sweetness of manner : amiability
answered with all his accustomed douceur and politeness — Fanny Burney
2. archaic : an amiable remark : compliment
such elaborate douceurs … look too much like adulation — Edinburgh Review
3. : a conciliatory gift : gratuity , present
would not give permission for the train to go out until he received a substantial douceur — New York Times