étourderie

/eɪˈtɔːd(ə)ɹi/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"[S]ome sudden etourderie not at all in harmony with my feelings; some trait, in the character of her country, has suddenly dissolved the charm, and awakened me to a full sense of the folly I was guilty of."
"Henry is blameless, and in spite of a moment's étourderie thinks of nobody but you."
"His love affairs appeared as the étourderies of a much younger man."

From French étourderie.

étourderies (plural)

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How do you pronounce étourderie?

The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈtɔːd(ə)ɹi/.

What does étourderie mean?

Thoughtlessness, carelessness; a thoughtless act.

Where does étourderie come from?

It is traced to French.

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