Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boutade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boutade
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.

Example Sentences

"[H]e suddenly broke out, "Well, then, as I understand you, what you recommend me is to marry Miss Bernardstone, and carry on an intrigue with Lady Vandeleur!" He knew perfectly that I recommended nothing of the sort, and he must have been very angry to indulge in this boutade."
"Thus we see that Wilde's witticisms contain a wealth of unsuspected meaning. Even his apparently nonsensical boutades are Late Romantic gestures."

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutade, from bouter (“to thrust”). See butt.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: boutade

Inflected Forms

boutades (plural)

Questions

What does boutade mean?: A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
Where does boutade come from?: It is traced to French.

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