froideur

[ frwa-dœr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

First recorded in 1820–25; French: literally, “coldness”; equivalent to froid “cold” + -eur -eur ( def )

This early painting already has the unpeopled froideur that his critics complain of in his buildings.

He says: "Trop de recherche fine et minutieuse n'est pas quelquefois sans pretention et san froideur."

L'estat par la froideur duquel tous les aultres sont gelléz.

L'impassible froideur de Julien redoubla le malheur de Mademoiselle de la Mole.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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