frisson

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French frisson. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/ (US) IPA(key): /fɹiˈsoʊn/, /fɹiˈsõʊn/ Rhymes: (US) -oʊn === Noun === frisson (plural frissons) A sudden surge of excitement. A shiver; a thrill. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Frisons == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin *frīctiōnem, from Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”). Unrelated to the Classical Latin frictiō, borrowed as French friction. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁi.sɔ̃/ === Noun === frisson m (plural frissons) a shiver caused by cold or fever a shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction an experience of intense excitement ==== Derived terms ==== frissonner ==== Related terms ==== froid === Further reading === “frisson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === frisons