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Jan. 23, 2017
froideur\frwa-dr\noun
1. French. an attitude of haughty aloofness; cold superiority.
Quotes... how can I express the cruelty of the atmosphere, the
impertinent froideur of the air, which bit at any exposed parts of our
bodies in a manner reminiscent of the Empress's loathsome puppy.
-- John Boyne, The House of Special Purpose, 2009
Origin of froideurFroideur means coldness in French and is formed
from the adjective froid cold (from the Latin adjective frigidus).
The French suffix -eur (from the Latin suffix -or) is also used in
English loanwords from French, e.g., entrepreneur, voyeur. The word
entered English in the 18th century.More From Dictionary.comSubmit a
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