froideur

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French froideur (literally coldness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/, /fwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/

Noun

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froideur (usually uncountable, plural froideurs)

  1. A cold or indifferent manner.
  2. (usually italicized) A chill in relations.
    Synonyms: antipathy, hostility
    • 2001, Ron Chernow, The House of Morgan[1], →ISBN, page 548:
      "There was a froideur between the Bank of England and the Swiss central bank for some time," recalled Collins.
    • 2021 May 7, Barrett Swanson, “The Anxiety of Influencers”, in Harper's Magazine[2]:
      When I look over at Chase [] he stares back at Baron with such withering froideur that he resembles one of those Dust Bowl farmers in a Dorothea Lange portrait.

French

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Etymology

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From froid +‎ -eur. Compare Catalan fredor, Spanish frior.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʁwa.dœʁ/ ~ /fʁwɑ.dœʁ/
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Noun

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froideur f (plural froideurs)

  1. coldness, cold
    Synonym: froidure

Descendants

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  • English: froideur

Further reading

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