douceur

Definitions of douceur
  1. noun
    the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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    type of:
    goût, perception gustative
    the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
  2. noun
    the sweetness of sugar
  3. noun
    the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
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    types:
    inertie, molesse, mollesse
    a flabby softness
    type of:
    corps
    the property of holding together and retaining its shape
  4. noun
    the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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    type of:
    propriété gustative
    a property appreciated via the sense of taste
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