dovish
1Dovish — Dov ish, a. 1. Like a dove; harmless; innocent. Joined with dovish simplicity. Latimer. [1913 Webster] 2. advocating peace, compromise or conciliation rather than war or conflict. Opposite of {hawkish} [PJC] …
2dovish — Refers to the tone of language used to describe a situation and the associated implications for actions. For example, if the Federal Reserve bank refers to inflation in a dovish tone, it is unlikely that they would take aggressive actions.… …
3dovish — [[t]dʌ̱vɪʃ[/t]] also doveish ADJ GRADED Journalists use dovish to describe politicians or governments who are in favour of using peaceful and diplomatic methods to achieve something, rather than using force and violence. It must be said that the… …
4dovish — adjective /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ Like a dove; peaceful, conciliatory. Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes. Ant: hawkish …
5dovish — dove [1] ► NOUN 1) a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, very similar to but generally smaller than a pigeon. 2) a person who advocates conciliatory policies. DERIVATIVES dovish adjective. ORIGIN Old Norse …
6dovish — adjective see dove I …
7dovish — See dove1. * * * …
8dovish — dov|ish [ˈdʌvıʃ] adj preferring peace and discussion to war ≠ ↑hawkish …
9dovish — dov|ish [ dʌvıʃ ] adjective preferring to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting ─ opposite HAWKISH …
10dovish — adj. like a dove, of or pertaining to a dove; conciliatory, advocating peaceful methods of conflict resolution (Politics) …