moelleux

See also: moëlleux

English

Etymology

From French moelleux.

Adjective

moelleux (comparative more moelleux, superlative most moelleux)

1. (of wine) Of mid-level sweetness.

French

Alternative forms

• moëlleux (archaic)

Etymology

From moelle +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwa.lø/, /mwɛ.lø/ ~ /mwe.lø/

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Adjective

moelleux (feminine moelleuse, masculine plural moelleux, feminine plural moelleuses)

1. full of marrow, marrowy
2. (by extension) soft, supple, graceful

Further reading

• “moelleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012