Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flânerie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flaner-ie
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

idling about, dawdling about, loafing about

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree French flâner Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French flâneriebor. English flânerie Borrowed from French flânerie.

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Questions

What does flânerie mean?
idling about, dawdling about, loafing about
Where does flânerie come from?
Etymology tree French flâner Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French flâneriebor. English flânerie Borrowed from French flânerie.

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