objet de vertu
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An object of particular interest for reasons of history, workmanship etc.
Example Sentences
- "We impotents are great collectors of objets de vertu, snuffboxes, musical boxes, knick-knacks."
Etymology
From French objet + de + variant form of English virtu, after e.g. English objet d'art, from French objet d'art. The term objet de vertu does not exist in French.
Origin
- Source language: French