distraite

American  

[dih-streyt, dees-tret] / dɪˈstreɪt, disˈtrɛt /

adjective

1. (of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.

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Etymology

Origin of distraite

1840–50; < French, feminine of distrait distrait

Example Sentences

Minola allowed her to please herself, and they began to talk; but after the first joy of coming in, Lucy seemed a little distraite, and not quite like herself.

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

When she had entered the drawing-room about nine o'clock, she looked pale and anxious, and was absent and distraite all the evening.

From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes

She grew restless and feverish; sometimes she sat up half the night at the window listening to the moaning of the dark sea outside; she became languid during the day, pale, and distraite.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

It was a distraite maiden who greeted the visiting swain that night and one so inattentive to his wooing that his silences became long, under discouragement, and his temper sullen.

From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.

Pensive, distraite, she sat there, the delicate contour of her head outlined against the sunny window, which quivered with the slow boom! boom! of the cannonade.

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)