causerie

American  

[koh-zuh-ree, kohz^uh-ree] / ˌkoʊ zəˈri, koʊzəˈri /

noun

plural

causeries

1. an informal talk or chat.

2. a short, informal essay, article, etc.

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causerie British  

/ kozri, ˈkəʊzərɪ /

noun

1. an informal talk or conversational piece of writing

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Etymology

Origin of causerie

First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to caus(er) “to chat” (from Latin causārī “to plead at law,” derivative of causa “judicial proceedings, legal case, trial”) + -erie; -ery

Example Sentences

Whatever was the nature of His Majesty's causerie he arrived at Santander seemingly more spruce and sprightly than ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It is just finished!" the Princess called out to her; then turning again to Bertram, she said, "And thank you very much for a most charming causerie!"

From Quisisana, or Rest at Last by Spielhagen, Friedrich

Was the book to be a causerie, or a plain statement of facts?

From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain

His hand may be traced week by week in many columns and especially, in alternate issues, on the page given up to the literary causerie.

From Old Junk by Ratcliffe, S. K. (Samuel Kerkham)

It is not the causerie of the French, nor the conversazione of Italy, nor is it the Gespr�ch's Unterhaltung of plodding old Germany; but it is an admirable m�lange of all together.

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James