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frisson
[ free-sohn; French free-sawn ]
/ friˈsõʊ̃; French friˈsɔ̃ /
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noun, plural fris·sons [free-sohnz; French free-sawn]. /friˈsõʊ̃z; French friˈsɔ̃/.
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
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Origin of frisson
First recorded in 1770–80; from French: “shiver, shudder,” Old French friçons (plural), from Late Latin frictiōnem, accusative of frictiō “shiver” (taken as derivative of frīgēre “to be cold”), from Latin: “massage, friction”; see also friction
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Frisian carving, Frisian Islands, frisk, frisket, frisky, frisson, frit, frites, frit fly, frith, frithstool
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British Dictionary definitions for frisson
frisson
/ French (frisɔ̃) /
noun
a shudder or shiver; thrill
Word Origin for frisson
C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver
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