Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

froideur

/fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: froideur
IPA: /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cold or indifferent manner.

Uncountable

noun

A chill in relations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""There was a froideur between the Bank of England and the Swiss central bank for some time," recalled Collins."
"When I look over at Chase[…] he stares back at Baron with such withering froideur that he resembles one of those Dust Bowl farmers in a Dorothea Lange portrait."
"But anyone who thinks this is a time of unusual froideur between citizen and citizen either misremembers the past or didn't live through it."

Etymology

Borrowed from French froideur (literally “coldness”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: froideur

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

froideurs (plural)

Synonyms

antipathy hostility

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce froideur?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/.
What does froideur mean?: A cold or indifferent manner.
Where does froideur come from?: It is traced to French.

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