dovish

C2+ Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ UK /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
favoring peace or conciliatory policies over confrontation

The central bank struck a dovish tone, hinting at rate cuts.

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Synonyms

1 adj · favoring peace or... conciliatory peaceable pacifist accommodating moderate irenic

Opposites

hawkishbelligerent militant aggressive

Word family

Derived forms dovishlydovishness

Related forms dove dovelike

Etymology

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

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War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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