Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentiment du fer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
sen-ti-men-t -du fer
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to feel along the length of a fencing sword through holding only the weapon's grip, a quality of an experienced fencer.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French sentiment du fer (literally “feeling of the iron”).

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What does sentiment du fer mean?
The ability to feel along the length of a fencing sword through holding only the weapon's grip, a quality of an experienced fencer.
Where does sentiment du fer come from?
It is traced to French.

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