"frisson" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fʁi.sɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-frisson.ogg Forms: frissons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin *frīctiōnem, from Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”). Unrelated to the Classical Latin frictiō, borrowed as French friction. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|LL.|*frīctiō|*frīctiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin *frīctiōnem, {{inh+|fr|LL.|*frīctiō|*frīctiōnem}} Inherited from Late Latin *frīctiōnem, {{der|fr|la|frīgeō||to be cold}} Latin frīgeō (“to be cold”), {{m+|la|frictiō}} Latin frictiō, {{m+|fr|friction}} French friction Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} frisson m (plural frissons)
  1. a shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-frisson-fr-noun-hENGbZC4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. an experience of intense excitement Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-frisson-fr-noun-2e9KMW3s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: froid

Inflected forms

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