froideur
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- Words With Friends
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/fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/
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/fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/ · /fwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/
Definition of froideur
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A cold or indifferent manner.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)A cold or indifferent manner.
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(uncountable, usually)A chill in relations.
“"There was a froideur between the Bank of England and the Swiss central bank for some time," recalled Collins.”
“When I look over at Chase[…] he stares back at Baron with such withering froideur that he resembles one of those Dust Bowl farmers in a Dorothea Lange portrait.”
“But anyone who thinks this is a time of unusual froideur between citizen and citizen either misremembers the past or didn't live through it.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French froideur (literally “coldness”).
Words you can make from froideur
99 playable · top: FURRED (10 pts)
Best play furred 10 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
29 words- DEFI 8 pts
- FEOD 8 pts
- FEUD 8 pts
- FIDO 8 pts
- FORD 8 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FOUR 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DORR 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- DURR 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- EURO 4 pts
- ROUE 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- DEF 7 pts
- DIF 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- FID 7 pts
- FUD 7 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FEU 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FOU 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- FUR 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUI 4 pts
- DUO 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- OUD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- UDO 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
2-letter words
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