adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dovish
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdʌvɪʃ/
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CMU ARPABET: D OW1 V IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: D AH1 V IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Peaceful, conciliatory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: irenic, pacific, anti-bellicist, dovelike, dovish, irenical, non-violent, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive
Antonyms: hawkish
adj
Meaning 3
Disfavoring increasing interest rates; inclined against increasing interest rates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
Examples
- The Federal Reserve's statement on recent inflation was interpreted as dovish by the market.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hawkish
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
opposed to war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pacifist(a), pacifistic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhewbh-der.? Proto-Germanic *dūbaną? Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ Proto-West Germanic *dūbā Old English *dūfe Middle English douve English dove Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English dovish From dove + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: taubenartig — like a dove
- Italian: come una colomba — like a dove
- Italian: da agnellino — like a dove
- Russian: голуби́ный (golubínyj) — like a dove
- Ukrainian: голуби́ний (holubýnyj) — like a dove
- Georgian: მშვიდობისმოყვარე (mšvidobismoq̇vare) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Georgian: არაინტერვენციონისტი (arainṭervencionisṭi) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- German: friedsam — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- German: friedliebend — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: pacato — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: tranquillo — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: morigerato — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: equilibrato — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: conservatore — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: contenuto — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Italian: pacifista — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Romanian: iubitor al păcii — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Romanian: pacifist — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Russian: ми́рный (mírnyj) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Russian: примири́тельный (primirítelʹnyj) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Russian: пацифи́стский (pacifístskij) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Russian: голуби́ный (golubínyj) — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- Spanish: columbino — peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist
- German: taubenhaft — disfavoring increasing interest rates
Real reading context