What is a docile tone?

adjective. pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello. pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing. Archaic.

1. How do you use dulcet tone in a sentence?
2. What language is dulcet?
3. Are tone words nouns?
4. What does it mean dulcet tones?

How do you use dulcet tone in a sentence?

People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice. You hear his dulcet tones on the Radio 1 trailers in the morning.

What language is dulcet?

Origin. Late Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of doux, from Latin dulcis 'sweet'. The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.

Are tone words nouns?

tone used as a noun:

The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

What does it mean dulcet tones?

1 : sweet to the taste. 2 : pleasing to the ear dulcet tones. 3 : generally pleasing or agreeable a dulcet smile.