douceur

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , , etc., from , from. Naturalized in 🇨🇬 as, but treated as a French loanword from the 17th century onward. .

Noun

 * 1) Sweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
 * 2)  Sweet speech: a compliment.
 * 3) A sweetener: a gift offered to sweeten another's attitude, a tip or bribe.
 * 4)  A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.
 * 1)  A tax break provided as an inducement to sell valuable items (especially art) to public collections rather than on the open market.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:praise
 * See ', ', and Thesaurus:bribe

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  douceur, sweetener

Etymology
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1) softness, tenderness
 * 2) sweetness