froideur
[ frwa-dœr ]
/ frwaˈdœr /
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noun French.
an attitude of haughty aloofness; cold superiority.
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Origin of froideur
Words nearby froideur
frogspawn, frog spit, frog sticker, frogstool, Frohman, froideur, Froissart, frôlement, frolic, frolicsome, from
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Example sentences from the Web for froideur
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."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick NiecksL'estat par la froideur duquel tous les aultres sont gelléz.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Henry Martyn BairdL'impassible froideur de Julien redoubla le malheur de Mademoiselle de la Mole.
Books and Characters|Lytton Strachey