Dictionary

dovish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdʌvɪʃ/

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 -isch English -ish English dovish From dove + -ish.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
2. (figuratively) Peaceful, conciliatory.
   • Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes. 2006 July 18, Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian, page 3:
   • It is entirely possible, for example, that Cameron’s dovish views on China, criticised by many, will not survive now that he is back in office. 2023 November 15, Helene von Bismarck, “In Europe, we can’t help laughing at David Cameron’s return – but we welcome it too”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side. 1982 December 10, Ann Hulbert, “What Gender Gap?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Caillaux bypassed his Foreign Office in order to impose his own dovish agenda on the negotiations with Berlin […]. 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 210:
3. Disfavoring increasing interest rates; inclined against increasing interest rates.
   • A dovish policy keeps unemployment close to 6 percent and lets the price level swing more widely to absorb economic shocks. 1985, Price Stability and Public Policy, page 143:
   • The Federal Reserve's statement on recent inflation was interpreted as dovish by the market.
   • By appearing more dovish than the central bank actually is, the trade-off it faces between stabilization of inflation and stabilization fo the output gap is likely to worsen. 2010, Jordi Galí, “The New-Keynesian Approach to Monetary Policy Analysis: Lessons and New Directions”, in Volker Wieland, editor, The Science and Practice of Monetary Policy Today, page 15:

Forms

Antonyms

hawkish · hawkish

Deriveds

dovishly · dovishness

Synonyms

pacifist · dovelike · pacific · peaceable · pacifistic · pacific · irenical · irenic · non-violent · dovish · anti-bellicist · peaceful · irenic · unaggressive

Translations (26)

ka არაინტერვენციონისტი (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it pacato (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it conservatore (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it pacifista (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it come una colomba (like a dove) · ru ми́рный (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · de taubenartig (like a dove) · de friedliebend (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · es columbino (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ru голуби́ный (like a dove) · ka მშვიდობისმოყვარე (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it morigerato (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ka sadavo saḳitxebis mšvidobiani metodebit mogvarebis momxre (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · de taubenhaft (disfavoring increasing interest rates) · ru примири́тельный (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ka ḳonplikṭebis mšvidobiani gzebit mogvarebis momxre (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ro iubitor al păcii (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · uk голуби́ний (like a dove) · it tranquillo (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it equilibrato (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ro pacifist (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it da agnellino (like a dove) · de friedsam (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ru пацифи́стский (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · ru голуби́ный (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist) · it contenuto (peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist)