Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agrément

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agre-ment
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pleasant qualities, charms.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Formal approval given by a state government to a diplomat from another country.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There can be nothing imagined more charming, more fascinating than this Colony. Between their Sufferings and their agrémens, they occupy us almost wholly."
"America does not offer the agréments to a tourist which almost any part of Europe offers."
"It is customary […] to sound a foreign government privately before making a formal application for an agrément."
"Under diplomatic protocols, when a new ambassador is proposed if the accepting country does not officially accept the appointment – known as agrément – it is supposed to be understood that the appointment is rejected, the situation in Dayan’s case."

Etymology

From French agrément. Doublet of agreement.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: agrément

Usage

Inflected Forms

agréments (plural)

Synonyms

agréation

Questions

What does agrément mean?: Pleasant qualities, charms.
Where does agrément come from?: It is traced to French.

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