froideur
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French froideur (literally “coldness”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/, /fwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
=== Noun ===
froideur (usually uncountable, plural froideurs)
A cold or indifferent manner.
A chill in relations.
Synonyms: antipathy, hostility
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From froid + -eur. Compare Catalan fredor, Spanish frior.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fʁwa.dœʁ/ ~ /fʁwɑ.dœʁ/
=== Noun ===
froideur f (plural froideurs)
coldness, cold
Synonym: froidure
==== Descendants ====
→ English: froideur
=== Further reading ===
“froideur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012