"tristesse" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tʁis.tɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-tristesse.wav Forms: tristesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: First attested in Old French as tristesce, tristece. From triste + -esse, modeled after Latin trīstitia. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{m|fro|tristesce}} tristesce, {{m|fro|tristece}} tristece, {{af|fr|triste|-esse|id2=quality}} triste + -esse, {{der|fr|la|trīstitia}} Latin trīstitia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tristesse f (plural tristesses)
  1. sadness Wikipedia link: Trésor de la langue française informatisé Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Emotions Related terms: triste
    Sense id: en-tristesse-fr-noun-YUu3qgvz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esse (quality)

Inflected forms

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