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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tristesse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
tristesse
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sadness

Literary; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English trestesse, tristes, tristesce, tristesse, tristice, from Middle French tristesse.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: trestesse, tristesse

Usage

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does tristesse mean?
sadness
Where does tristesse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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