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OP My dictionary gives first meaning as gentleness.
In looking for its use in text, I got a ruprise. A word article in JAMA - but they want $9 for one look.
- ... Both terms imply meekness and gentleness, but the first, douceur, implies more of the ... by subtle harmonies of color and line, more melody than text, more song ...
jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n13/ffull/jcs0403-1.html
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