dovish C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ UK /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj favoring peace or conciliatory policies over confrontation The central bank struck a dovish tone, hinting at rate cuts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · favoring peace or... conciliatorypeaceablepacifistaccommodatingmoderateirenic ↔ Opposites hawkishbelligerentmilitantaggressive Word family Derived forms dovishlydovishness Related forms dovedovelike Etymology AI details From dove (used figuratively for an advocate of peace) + -ish; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. dufe Old English *dūbǭ Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dovish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ ## Meanings 1. favoring peace or conciliatory policies over confrontation ## Examples - The central bank struck a dovish tone, hinting at rate cuts. ## Synonyms - conciliatory - peaceable - pacifist - accommodating - moderate - irenic ## Antonyms - hawkish - belligerent - militant - aggressive ## Derived Forms - dovishly - dovishness ## Related Forms - dove - dovelike ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dufe - Root: *dūbǭ ## Etymology From dove (used figuratively for an advocate of peace) + -ish; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. ## AI Etymology Dovish is from dove (used figuratively for an advocate of peace) + -ish; dove is from Old English dufe, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. The ancestry passes through Old English dufe and Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. In present use as an adjective, it means "favoring peace or conciliatory policies over confrontation", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. The figurative development named in the history lets the word move from a concrete base into a broader descriptive use. Related words include dove and dovelike; derived forms include dovishly and dovishness. ## Topics - War & Conflict - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown