transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdüs ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, sweet, pleasant, from Anglo-French, from feminine of duz, douz, from Latin dulcis sweet — more at dulcet
Date: 1721
chiefly Scottish : sober , sedate
the douce faces of the mourners — L. J. A. Bell
• douce·ly adverb , chiefly Scottish