douceur

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Noun

1. [[sweetness|Sweetness]] of [[manner]]: [[agreeableness]], [[gentleness]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[sweet|Sweet]] [[speech]]: a [[compliment]].
3. A [[sweetener]]: a [[gift]] [[offer]]ed to [[sweeten]] [[another]]'s [[attitude]], a [[tip]] or [[bribe]].
4. {{lb|en|UK}} A [[tax break]] [[provide]]d as an [[inducement]] to [[sell]] [[valuable]] [[item]]s (''[[especially]]'' [[art]]) to [[public]] [[collection]]s [[rather than]] on the [[open]] [[market]].

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