entente cordiale
/ɒnˈtɒnt ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɑːl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.
name
A specific set of landmark agreements, signed on April 8, 1904, that resolved a number of long-standing territorial, economic, and strategic points of contention between Britain and France.
Example Sentences
- "His Reception and Speech at the City Hall. Entente Cordiale Between the Mayor and the President."
- "Bonaparte's first act after providing lucrative positions for his family was to write another letter, couched in language of a most fraternal nature, to the King of England, asking for peace. "Dear Cousin George," he wrote, ". . . let us restore the entente cordiale and go about our business without any further scrapping.""
- "[F]ewer and fewer authors are turning from journalism to literature, though the ‘entente cordiale’ between the two professions seems as great as ever."
- "[H]e grew unpleasantly sensitive to a drop in the temperature of the entente cordiale which had thus far obtained between himself and the gambler."
- "[E]mbarrassment . . . had decided Bryce not to mention the matter of the girl to John Cardigan until the entente cordiale between Pennington and his father could be reestablished."
- "After a decade of scorched-earth warfare, Louella ("Lollipop") Parsons had sat down to public lunch with her rival, Hedda Hopper. The entente cordiale did not last, of course."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French