dulcet

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 19, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>dulcet</strong> &#149; \DUL-sut\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> sweet to the taste</p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> pleasing to the ear</p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> generally pleasing or agreeable</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"James Blake has long been one of our favorite live performers, bringing his gentle, <em>dulcet</em> tenor and aching emotion to each and every concert." — <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/01/coronavirus-10-best-home-concerts-self-isolation-garth-brooks-pink-john-legend-katharine-mcphee/5093252002/">Patrick Ryan, <em>USA Today</em>, 10 Apr. 2020</a></p> <p>"About six weeks after bottling, the stout proved to be great. It was full bodied and rich with a dark chocolate note, roasted flavors, tart and <em>dulcet</em> cherry flavors and a bit of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tannin">tannins</a> like you would find in a fine red wine." — <a href="https://roanoke.com/entertainment/good-libations-yearning-for-cherry-stout/article_475a3c87-ae64-5bd6-8be6-5b46ff102e6b.html#:~:text=About%20six%20weeks%20after%20bottling,in%20a%20fine%20red%20wine.&amp;text=With%20age%2C%20the%20tannins%20softened,would%20in%20a%20fine%20wine.">Gordon Kendall, <em>The Roanoke (Virginia) Times</em>, 24 Mar. 2020 </a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Dulcet</em> has many linguistic ancestors, including the Latin <em>dulcis</em>, Anglo-French <em>douz</em>, and Middle English <em>doucet</em>—all meaning "sweet." The dulcet <em>dulcis</em> has contributed many sweet terms to English. Among these are the musical direction <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolce">dolce</a></em> ("to be played sweetly, softly"), <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.