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dolce¹

  • /ˈdoʊl.tʃeɪ/

Where it comes from

From Italian dolce. Doublet of douce, doux, and dulce.

noun dolces

  1. A soft-toned organ stop.

Dolce²

proper noun Dolces

  1. A surname.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Dolce & Gabbana (“Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985”). Don’t get me wrong: as a vintage devotee, I love a ’90s/Noughties throwback. One day, I’m a sultry Italian mama in ’90s Dolce, and the next I’m a frisky woodland nymph in Y2K Cavalli (RIP).

    Similar: D and G

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dulciana, open diapason, dolcian, damper, sourdine, diminuendo, donut, dolcetto, overdamper, diaphone, dital, underdamper, dulzian, dowset, diastem, dulcijo

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"dolce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dolce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dolce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dolce

Chicago

"dolce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dolce.

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@misc{dolce_2026,
  title = {dolce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}