livre

From Old French livre, from Latin līber.


abstinent

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abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

abstinente (feminine singular)
abstinents (masculine plural)
abstinentes (feminine plural)

French: abstinent


libre

French: libre

From Old French libre, from Latin līber.


numeral

numeral m (feminine singular numerale, masculine plural numeraux, feminine plural numerales)

numerale (feminine singular)
numeraux (masculine plural)
numerales (feminine plural)

Numerales proporcions

1474, author unknown, Mystere de l'Incarnation:


secret

secret m (feminine singular secrete, masculine plural secrets, feminine plural secretes)

secrete (feminine singular)
secrets (masculine plural)
secretes (feminine plural)

French: secret
→ Romanian: secret


latin

latin m (feminine singular latine, masculine plural latins, feminine plural latines)

latine (feminine singular)
latins (masculine plural)
latines (feminine plural)

French: latin


rose

French: rose (see there for further descendants)

→ Middle Dutch: rose

Dutch: rose


laid

laid m (feminine singular laide, masculine plural laids, feminine plural laides)

laide (feminine singular)
laids (masculine plural)
laides (feminine plural)

French: laid

Le Roy de Castille estoit laid, et ses habillemens desplaisans aux François, qui s'en moquerent.

1546, Philippe de Commine, Cronique et histoire faicte et composee par feu messire Philippe de Commines ... Contenant les choses advenues durant le regne du Roy Loys unziesme, & Charles huictiesme son filz, tant en France, Bourgongne, Flandres, Arthois, Angleterre, & Italie, que Espaigne & lieux circonuoysins, page 43:

The king of Castille was ugly, and his clothing unpleasant to the French, who made fun of it.


continent

continent m (feminine singular continente, masculine plural continens, feminine plural continentes)

continente (feminine singular)
continens (masculine plural)
continentes (feminine plural)


brief

brief m (feminine singular briefve, masculine plural briefs, feminine plural briefves)

briefve (feminine singular)
briefs (masculine plural)
briefves (feminine plural)

French: bref


tout

tout m (feminine singular toute, masculine plural tous, feminine plural toutes)

toute (feminine singular)
tous (masculine plural)
toutes (feminine plural)

toute la nuit


vif

vif m (feminine singular vifve, masculine plural vifs, feminine plural vifes)

vifve (feminine singular)
vifs (masculine plural)
vifes (feminine plural)

From Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”).


mal

mal m (feminine singular male or malle, masculine plural maulx, feminine plural males or malles)

or malle (feminine masculine singular)
maulx (masculine plural)
males (feminine plural)
malles (feminine plural)

French: mal


incorrigible

incorrigible m or f (plural incorrigibles)

desctree

→ Middle English: incorrigible, incorigeble, incorrigibil, incorygibile, incorigibyll
English: incorrigible

French: incorrigible

Learned borrowing from Latin incorrigibilis.

lbor

Pource que nous ne vouloiens mie que telz fais demourast incorrigibles […]

Because we don't want such deeds to go unpunished


franc

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franc m (feminine singular franche, masculine plural frans, feminine plural franches)

franche (feminine singular)
frans (masculine plural)
franches (feminine plural)


content

content m (feminine singular contente, masculine plural contens, feminine plural contentes)

contente (feminine singular)
contens (masculine plural)
contentes (feminine plural)

French: content

From Old French content, borrowed from Latin contentus.


menu

menu m (feminine singular menue, masculine plural menus, feminine plural menues)

menue (feminine singular)
menus (masculine plural)
menues (feminine plural)

French: menu (see there for further descendants)


neuf

neuf m (feminine singular neuve, masculine plural neufs, feminine plural neuves)

neuve (feminine singular)
neufs (masculine plural)
neuves (feminine plural)

French: neuf

From Old French nuef, from Latin novus, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.


corrupt

corrupt m (feminine singular corrupte, masculine plural corrupts, feminine plural corruptes)

corrupte (feminine singular)
corrupts (masculine plural)
corruptes (feminine plural)

corrupt (impure; not in its original form)


premier

premier m (feminine singular premiere, masculine plural premiers, feminine plural premieres)

premiere (feminine singular)
premiers (masculine plural)
premieres (feminine plural)

French: premier

From Old French premier, from Latin primarius.


ce

ce m (feminine singular ceste, masculine and feminine plural ces, masculine singular before a vowel cest)

ceste (feminine singular)
ces (feminine masculine plural)
cest (before-vowel masculine singular)

1571, Pedro Díaz, Dallier, Nouueaux advertissemens trescertains venus du paÿs des Indes Meridionales […] page 5

But considering that the newly made Christians in this country were so numerous that we couldn't visit all of them

Mais considerant que les Chrestiens nouvellement faits en ce pays, estoient en si grand nombre que nous ne les pouvions visiter


foible

→ English: foible

French: faible


real

real m (feminine singular reale, masculine plural reals, feminine plural reales)

reale (feminine singular)
reals (masculine plural)
reales (feminine plural)


beau

beau m (feminine singular belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)

belle (feminine singular)
beaux (masculine plural)
belles (feminine plural)

French: beau

From Old French beau, one of the variants of biau.


special

special m (feminine singular speciale, masculine plural speciaulx, feminine plural speciales)

speciale (feminine singular)
speciaulx (masculine plural)
speciales (feminine plural)

special; extraordinary; beyond what is usual


inevitable

French: inévitable


rouge

desctree

French: rouge
→ English: rouge
Haitian Creole: rouj, wouj
→ Hijazi Arabic: روج (rōj)
→ Japanese: ルージュ (rūju)
→ Korean: 루주 (ruju)
Louisiana Creole: rouj
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: rouge
→ Serbo-Croatian: ruž
→ Swedish: rouge
→ Turkish: ruj

From Old French roge, rouge, from Latin rubeus.


admirable

French: admirable


rogue

From Old French rogre (“haughty; aggressive; exhilarated”), from Old Norse hrokr (“excess; insolence”), for which see Icelandic hroki (“arrogance”). Cognate with Icelandic hrokur (“arrogance”).


bon

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bon m (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes)

bonne (feminine singular)
bons (masculine plural)
bonnes (feminine plural)
meilleur (comparative)
meilleur (superlative)

French: bon

good (virtuous, having positive qualities)


opposite

opposite (located directly across from something else, or from each other)


hardy

hardy m (feminine singular hardye, masculine plural hardys, feminine plural hardyes)

hardye (feminine singular)
hardys (masculine plural)
hardyes (feminine plural)

French: hardi


quart

quart m (feminine singular quarte, masculine plural quarts, feminine plural quartes)

quarte (feminine singular)
quarts (masculine plural)
quartes (feminine plural)


ineffable

ineffable (unable to be expressed in words)


bastard

bastard m (feminine singular bastarde, masculine plural bastars, feminine plural bastardes)

bastarde (feminine singular)
bastars (masculine plural)
bastardes (feminine plural)

French: bâtard

From Old French bastard, from Late Latin bastardus.


clef

French: clef, clé

→ English: clef


ducal

ducal m (feminine singular ducale, masculine plural ducaulx, feminine plural ducales)

ducale (feminine singular)
ducaulx (masculine plural)
ducales (feminine plural)


faux

faux m (feminine singular fauce, masculine plural faux, feminine plural fauces)

fauce (feminine singular)
faux (masculine plural)
fauces (feminine plural)


monde

French: monde


royal

royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)

royale (feminine singular)
royaulx (masculine plural)
royales (feminine plural)

French: royal

From Old French roial, from Latin rēgālem.

royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)


noir

noir m (feminine singular noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)

noire (feminine singular)
noirs (masculine plural)
noires (feminine plural)

desctree

French: noir, Noir (for the noun with the sense "black person")
Haitian Creole: nwa
Karipúna Creole French: nué, nég


bleu

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bleu m (feminine singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)

bleue (feminine singular)
bleus (masculine plural)
bleues (feminine plural)

From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.


blanc

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blanc m (feminine singular blanche, masculine plural blancs, feminine plural blanches)

blanche (feminine singular)
blancs (masculine plural)
blanches (feminine plural)

French: blanc (see there for further descendants)


moderne

First attested in the 14th century, borrowed from Latin modernus.


plat

plat m (feminine singular plate, masculine plural plats, feminine plural plates)

plate (feminine singular)
plats (masculine plural)
plates (feminine plural)

French: plat
→ Romanian: plat

From Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us.


integral

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integral m (feminine singular integrale, masculine plural integraux, feminine plural integrales)

integrale (feminine singular)
integraux (masculine plural)
integrales (feminine plural)

French: intégral

Borrowed from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer.

integral, necessary to the function of the whole


medical

From Latin medicālis, from medius (“middle”).


maritime

French: maritime
→ Dutch: maritiem

→ English: maritime

Ceste-ci n'est pas si grande ni si plaisante que l'autre : elle a pourtant d'autres choses qui recompensent bien ces defauts, dont la principale est la situatió maritime.

1587, François de La Noue, F. E. Sutcliffe, Discours politiques et militaires ...:Nouvellement recueillis & mis en lumiere, pages 829–830:


loyal

loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

loyale (feminine singular)
loyaux (masculine plural)
loyales (feminine plural)

French: loyal


logical

logical m (feminine singular logicale, masculine plural logicaulx, feminine plural logicales)

logicale (feminine singular)
logicaulx (masculine plural)
logicales (feminine plural)


elegant

elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes)

elegante (feminine singular)
elegants (masculine plural)
elegantes (feminine plural)


indifferent

indifferent m (feminine singular indifferente, masculine plural indifferents, feminine plural indifferentes)

indifferente (feminine singular)
indifferents (masculine plural)
indifferentes (feminine plural)


insatiable

French: insatiable

→ Middle English: insaciable

English: insatiable

Inherited from Old French insaciable, from Latin insatiābilis. by surface analysis, in- + satiable.


fatal

fatal m (feminine singular fatale, masculine plural fatals, feminine plural fatales)

fatale (feminine singular)
fatals (masculine plural)
fatales (feminine plural)

First known attestation 1380, from Latin fātālis (“fatal”).


grant

(early Middle French) Alternative form of grand


grand

grand m (feminine singular grande, masculine plural grands, feminine plural grandes)

grande (feminine singular)
grands (masculine plural)
grandes (feminine plural)
greigneur (comparative)
greigneur (superlative)

French: grand

Norman: grand

Picard: grand

→ English: grand

From Old French grant, from Latin grandis, grandem.


fol

fol m (feminine singular folle, masculine plural folz, feminine plural folles)

folle (feminine singular)
folz (masculine plural)
folles (feminine plural)


indivisible

indivisible m or f (plural indivisibles)


veritable

→ English: veritable

French: véritable


grotesque

→ English: grotesque

French: grotesque
→ Romanian: grotesc


evident

evident m (feminine singular evidente, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentes)

evidente (feminine singular)
evidents (masculine plural)
evidentes (feminine plural)

French: évident


mortel

mortel m (feminine singular mortelle, masculine plural mortels, feminine plural mortelles)

mortelle (feminine singular)
mortels (masculine plural)
mortelles (feminine plural)

si ay molt grant paour qu'il ne soit navré de playes mortelles

1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 57:

then I'm very afraid that he's been wounded with fatal wounds


permanent

permanent m (feminine singular permanente, masculine plural permanents, feminine plural permanentes)

permanente (feminine singular)
permanents (masculine plural)
permanentes (feminine plural)


social

social m (feminine singular sociale, masculine plural sociaulx, feminine plural sociales)

sociale (feminine singular)
sociaulx (masculine plural)
sociales (feminine plural)

→ English: social

French: social

First known attestation 1355, borrowed from Latin sociālis.

social (tending to spend time with others)


equitable

French: équitable

English: equitable


plain

plain m (feminine singular plaine, masculine plural plains, feminine plural plaines)

plaine (feminine singular)
plains (masculine plural)
plaines (feminine plural)

From Old French plain, from Latin plēnus.


fort

fort m (feminine singular forte, masculine plural fors, feminine plural fortes)

forte (feminine singular)
fors (masculine plural)
fortes (feminine plural)

→ English: fort

French: fort


deplorable

Late 15th century, borrowed from Latin dēplōrābilis.


exempt

exempt m (feminine singular exempte, masculine plural exempts, feminine plural exemptes)

exempte (feminine singular)
exempts (masculine plural)
exemptes (feminine plural)

From Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.


cynic

cynic m (feminine singular cynicque, masculine plural cynics, feminine plural cynicques)

cynicque (feminine singular)
cynics (masculine plural)
cynicques (feminine plural)


impudent

impudent m (feminine singular impudente, masculine plural impudens, feminine plural impudentes)

impudente (feminine singular)
impudens (masculine plural)
impudentes (feminine plural)


impotent

impotent m (feminine singular impotente, masculine plural impotens, feminine plural impotentes)

impotente (feminine singular)
impotens (masculine plural)
impotentes (feminine plural)

impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)


inutile

inutile


fecal

fecal m (feminine singular fecale, masculine plural fecaulx, feminine plural fecales)

fecale (feminine singular)
fecaulx (masculine plural)
fecales (feminine plural)


chier

chier m (feminine singular chiere, masculine plural chiers, feminine plural chieres)

chiere (feminine singular)
chiers (masculine plural)
chieres (feminine plural)

French: cher


coy

coy m (feminine singular coye, masculine plural coys, feminine plural coyes)

coye (feminine singular)
coys (masculine plural)
coyes (feminine plural)

French: coi

From Old French coi, from Vulgar Latin quetus, from Latin quietus.


meilleur

meilleur m (feminine singular meilleure, masculine plural meilleurs, feminine plural meilleures)

meilleure (feminine singular)
meilleurs (masculine plural)
meilleures (feminine plural)

French: meilleur


repugnant

repugnant m (feminine singular repugnante, masculine plural repugnans, feminine plural repugnantes)

repugnante (feminine singular)
repugnans (masculine plural)
repugnantes (feminine plural)


comprehensible

comprehensible m or f (plural comprehensibles)

French: compréhensible

First known attestation 1375, borrowed from Latin comprehensibilis.


nul

nul m (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

nulle (feminine singular)
nuls (masculine plural)
nulles (feminine plural)

French: nul

→ English: null


ferme

French: ferme

From Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”).


piquant

piquant m (feminine singular piquante, masculine plural piquans, feminine plural piquantes)

piquante (feminine singular)
piquans (masculine plural)
piquantes (feminine plural)


intelligible

intelligible m or f (plural intelligibles)


amoureux

amoureux m (feminine singular amoureuse, masculine plural amoureux, feminine plural amoureuses)

amoureuse (feminine singular)
amoureux (masculine plural)
amoureuses (feminine plural)

French: amoureux

→ English: amoureux

→ German: amourös


utile

French: utile


petit

petit m (feminine singular petite, masculine plural petitz, feminine plural petites)

petite (feminine singular)
petitz (masculine plural)
petites (feminine plural)

French: petit


malcontent

malcontent m (feminine singular malcontente, masculine plural malcontents, feminine plural malcontentes)

malcontente (feminine singular)
malcontents (masculine plural)
malcontentes (feminine plural)

→ English: malcontent

French: malcontent


riche

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīkī (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich).


quoi

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quoi m (feminine singular quoie, masculine plural quois, feminine plural quoies)

quoie (feminine singular)
quois (masculine plural)
quoies (feminine plural)


estrange

French: étrange

mais leur estat est changé en estrange façon.

But their state change in a strange fashion

Si vous alez guerroier en contree estrange

If you're going to engage in warfare in a foreign country


sincere

French: sincère

→ English: sincere

First attested in 1441, borrowed from Latin sincērus.

sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does)


divers

divers m (feminine singular diverse, masculine plural divers, feminine plural diverses)

diverse (feminine singular)
divers (masculine plural)
diverses (feminine plural)


Italien

Italien m (feminine singular Italienne, masculine plural Italiens, feminine plural Italiennes)

Italienne (feminine singular)
Italiens (masculine plural)
Italiennes (feminine plural)


incomprehensible

incomprehensible m or f (plural incomprehensibles)

→ English: incomprehensible

First known attestation 1314, borrowed from Latin incomprehensibilis.


tartar

tartar m (feminine singular tartare, masculine plural tartars, feminine plural tartares)

tartare (feminine singular)
tartars (masculine plural)
tartares (feminine plural)

French: tartare

Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)


eloquent

eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)

eloquente (feminine singular)
eloquents (masculine plural)
eloquentes (feminine plural)

From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).


quel

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quel m (feminine singular quelle, masculine plural quelz, feminine plural quelles)

quelle (feminine singular)
quelz (masculine plural)
quelles (feminine plural)

French: quel

From Old French quel, from Latin quālis, quālem.

Si demanda l'ermite a messire Yvain de quel pays il estoit

1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 18:

Then the hermit asked Sir Ywain which country he was from


eligible

choosable; selectable (that one can choose)


sublime

French: sublime

sublime (noble, majestic, magnificent, etc.)


redoubtable

redoubtable m or f (plural redoubtables)

French: redoutable


droit

droit m (feminine singular droitte, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droittes)

droitte (feminine singular)
droits (masculine plural)
droittes (feminine plural)


irremediable

irremediable m or f (plural irremediables)


prerogative

Either inherited from Old French prerogative or independently borrowed from Latin praerogativa.


incontinent

incontinent m (feminine singular incontinente, masculine plural incontinens, feminine plural incontinentes)

incontinente (feminine singular)
incontinens (masculine plural)
incontinentes (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin incontinens, incontinentem, from in + continens.


nouveau

nouveau m (feminine singular nouvelle, masculine plural nouveaulx, feminine plural nouvelles)

nouvelle (feminine singular)
nouveaulx (masculine plural)
nouvelles (feminine plural)

desctree

French: nouveau
Haitian Creole: nouvo
Mauritian Creole: nouvo
Seychellois Creole: nouvo
→ English: nouveau

From Old French novel, from Latin novellus, from novus (“new”).


nonpareil

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nonpareil m (feminine singular nonpareille, masculine plural nonpareils, feminine plural nonpareilles)

nonpareille (feminine singular)
nonpareils (masculine plural)
nonpareilles (feminine plural)


diable

desctree

French: diable, yiable (Canada)
Haitian Creole: dyab
→ English: diable, diablo
Chinook Jargon: le diaub

desc

Norman: dgiâbl'ye (Jersey), diablle (France)


vieil

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vieil m (feminine singular vieille, masculine plural vieils, feminine plural vieilles)

vieille (feminine singular)
vieils (masculine plural)
vieilles (feminine plural)


delicat

delicat m (feminine singular delicate, masculine plural delicats, feminine plural delicates)

delicate (feminine singular)
delicats (masculine plural)
delicates (feminine plural)

desctree

French: délicat
→ Alemannic German: delekat
→ Danish: delikat
→ German: delikat
→ Polish: delikatny
→ Russian: деликатный (delikatnyj)
→ Norwegian: delikat
→ Romanian: delicat
→ Swedish: delikat

→ Middle Dutch: delicaet

Dutch: delicaat


celeste

French: céleste

From Old French celeste, borrowed from Latin caelestis.


marin

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marin m (feminine singular marine, masculine plural marins, feminine plural marines)

marine (feminine singular)
marins (masculine plural)
marines (feminine plural)

French: marin

desctree

→ Middle English: marin, maryn, maryne
English: marine


crud

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crud m (feminine singular crude, masculine plural cruds, feminine plural crudes)

crude (feminine singular)
cruds (masculine plural)
crudes (feminine plural)

French: cru

From Old French creu, with the d added back to reflect the Latin crūdus.

poysson crud


vivant

vivant m (feminine singular vivante, masculine plural vivans, feminine plural vivantes)

vivante (feminine singular)
vivans (masculine plural)
vivantes (feminine plural)


ancien

ancien m (feminine singular ancienne, masculine plural anciens, feminine plural anciennes)

ancienne (feminine singular)
anciens (masculine plural)
anciennes (feminine plural)

French: ancien


Arabe

Arab (relating to Arabs or to Arab culture)


estimable

French: estimable
→ Romanian: estimabil

Etymology tree
Old Latin aestumō
Latin aestimōlbor.
Old French estimer
Middle French estimer
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ibilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -able
Middle French -able
Middle French estimableFrom estimer + -able. Attested since the 15th c.


mut

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mut m (feminine singular mute, masculine plural mutz, feminine plural mutes)

mute (feminine singular)
mutz (masculine plural)
mutes (feminine plural)

French: muet


cest

French: cet

cest honneur

masculine singular of ce used before a vowel or a mute h followed by a vowel


dangereux

dangereux m (feminine singular dangereuse, masculine plural dangereux, feminine plural dangereuses)

dangereuse (feminine singular)
dangereux (masculine plural)
dangereuses (feminine plural)


quant

quant m (feminine singular quante, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)

quante (feminine singular)
quants (masculine plural)
quantes (feminine plural)

Quant ils orent chevauchier ne sçay quantes iournees

15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 6, line 8:

When they had ridden for I don't know how many days


insupportable

insupportable m or f (plural insupportables)


laz

French: las


vermeil

vermeil m (feminine singular vermeille, masculine plural vermeils, feminine plural vermeilles)

vermeille (feminine singular)
vermeils (masculine plural)
vermeilles (feminine plural)

French: vermeil


François

François m (feminine singular Françoise, masculine plural François, feminine plural Françoises)

Françoise (feminine singular)
François (masculine plural)
Françoises (feminine plural)


profond

profond m (feminine singular profonde, masculine plural profonds, feminine plural profondes)

profonde (feminine singular)
profonds (masculine plural)
profondes (feminine plural)


calme

French: calme

desctree

→ Middle English: calme, calm
English: calm

Borrowed from Italian calma, itself from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma); alternatively, via an Iberian language, probably Catalan.


douloureux

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douloureux m (feminine singular douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)

douloureuse (feminine singular)
douloureux (masculine plural)
douloureuses (feminine plural)

French: douloureux

From Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.


sourd

sourd m (feminine singular sourde, masculine plural sourdz, feminine plural sourdes)

sourde (feminine singular)
sourdz (masculine plural)
sourdes (feminine plural)

French: sourd

From Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus.


couchant

couchant m (feminine singular couchante, masculine plural couchans, feminine plural couchantes)

couchante (feminine singular)
couchans (masculine plural)
couchantes (feminine plural)


humain

humain m (feminine singular humaine, masculine plural humains, feminine plural humaines)

humaine (feminine singular)
humains (masculine plural)
humaines (feminine plural)


celebre

French: célèbre


salé

salé m (feminine singular salee, masculine plural salez, feminine plural salees)

salee (feminine singular)
salez (masculine plural)
salees (feminine plural)


roial

roial m (feminine singular roiale, masculine plural roials, feminine plural roiales)

roiale (feminine singular)
roials (masculine plural)
roiales (feminine plural)


inestimable

inestimable m or f (plural inestimables)

desctree

French: inestimable
→ Romanian: inestimabil

Etymology tree
Middle French in-
Old Latin aestumō
Latin aestimōlbor.
Old French estimer
Middle French estimer
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ibilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -able
Middle French -able
Middle French estimable
Middle French inestimableFrom in- + estimable.
Equivalent to in- + estimer + -able.


equable

equable (calm; steady; constant; uniform)


charnel

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charnel m (feminine singular charnelle, masculine plural charnels, feminine plural charnelles)

charnelle (feminine singular)
charnels (masculine plural)
charnelles (feminine plural)

French: charnel

carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)


militaire

desctree

French: militaire
→ Alemannic German: Militäär
→ Danish: militær
→ English: militaire
→ Estonian: militaar
→ German: Militär
→ Latvian: militārs
→ Norwegian: militær
→ Romanian: militar
→ Swedish: militär
→ West Frisian: militêr
→ Yiddish: מיליטער (militer)

→ Dutch: militair

→ Middle English: militari

English: military


naturel

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naturel m (feminine singular naturelle, masculine plural naturels, feminine plural naturelles)

naturelle (feminine singular)
naturels (masculine plural)
naturelles (feminine plural)

From Old French natural, borrowed from Latin nātūrālis.


mondial

desctree

French: mondial
→ English: mondial
→ Dutch: mondiaal

worldly (physical rather than spiritual)


sceptique

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sceptique m (feminine singular sceptiquee, masculine plural sceptiques, feminine plural sceptiquees)

sceptiquee (feminine singular)
sceptiques (masculine plural)
sceptiquees (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós) or possibly intermediately borrowed from New Latin scepticus.


agu

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agu m (feminine singular ague, masculine plural agus, feminine plural agues)

ague (feminine singular)
agus (masculine plural)
agues (feminine plural)

French: aigu

→ Norwegian Bokmål: aigu


surpris

surpris m (feminine singular surprise, masculine plural surpris, feminine plural surprises)

surprise (feminine singular)
surpris (masculine plural)
surprises (feminine plural)


frais

frais m (feminine singular fraische, masculine plural frais, feminine plural fraisches)

fraische (feminine singular)
frais (masculine plural)
fraisches (feminine plural)

French: frais m, fraîche f

Inherited from Old French freis. Doublet of frisque.


obscur

obscur m (feminine singular obscure, masculine plural obscurs, feminine plural obscures)

obscure (feminine singular)
obscurs (masculine plural)
obscures (feminine plural)

French: obscur

Inherited from Old French oscur, with the b added back to reflect the original Latin obscurus.


feminin

feminin m (feminine singular feminine, masculine plural feminins, feminine plural feminines)

feminine (feminine singular)
feminins (masculine plural)
feminines (feminine plural)


pieux

pieux m (feminine singular pieuse, masculine plural pieux, feminine plural pieuses)

pieuse (feminine singular)
pieux (masculine plural)
pieuses (feminine plural)

From Old French piu(s), from Latin pius.


particulier

particulier m (feminine singular particuliere, masculine plural particuliers, feminine plural particulieres)

particuliere (feminine singular)
particuliers (masculine plural)
particulieres (feminine plural)

French: particulier

Middle Dutch: particulier

desctree

Dutch: particulier
Afrikaans: partikulier
→ Indonesian: partikelir
→ Javanese: ꦥꦂꦠꦶꦏꦼꦭꦶꦂ (partikelir)
→ Petjo: partiklier
→ Peranakan Indonesian: particulier


femelle

French: femelle
→ Romanian: femelă f

Inherited from Old French femele, from Latin femella.
Cognate with Middle English femele.


maint

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maint m (feminine singular mainte, masculine plural maints, feminine plural maintes)

mainte (feminine singular)
maints (masculine plural)
maintes (feminine plural)

French: maint (archaic)


decedé

decedé m (feminine singular decedee, masculine plural decedés, feminine plural decedees)

decedee (feminine singular)
decedés (masculine plural)
decedees (feminine plural)


aspre

French: âpre

From Old French aspre, from Latin asper, possibly a borrowing.


Portugais

Portugais m (feminine singular Portugaise, masculine plural Portugais, feminine plural Portugaises)

Portugaise (feminine singular)
Portugais (masculine plural)
Portugaises (feminine plural)


mutuel

mutuel m (feminine singular mutuelle, masculine plural mutuels, feminine plural mutuelles)

mutuelle (feminine singular)
mutuels (masculine plural)
mutuelles (feminine plural)


volubile

French: volubile


grys

grys m (feminine singular gryse, masculine plural grys, feminine plural gryses)

gryse (feminine singular)
grys (masculine plural)
gryses (feminine plural)

French: gris


fixe

fixe m (feminine singular fixee, masculine plural fixes, feminine plural fixees)

fixee (feminine singular)
fixes (masculine plural)
fixees (feminine plural)

French: fixe

From Old French fix, borrowed from Latin fixus, from fīgō, from fīvō, from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.


progressif

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progressif m (feminine singular progressive, masculine plural progressifs, feminine plural progressives)

progressive (feminine singular)
progressifs (masculine plural)
progressives (feminine plural)

First known attestation circa 1372 by Jean Corbichon (also known as Corbechon). Borrowed from Latin prōgressīvus. See below.

Vertu alant, que les clercs appellent vertu progressive

c. 1372, Jean Corbichon, Le Livre de Propriété des Choses:

progressive (favoring or promoting progress)


taisant

taisant (feminine singular taisant or taisante, masculine plural taisans, feminine plural taisans or taisantes)

taisant (feminine singular)
taisante (feminine singular)
taisans (masculine plural)
taisans (feminine plural)
taisantes (feminine plural)


diabolique

diabolic (relating to the Devil or to devils)


gay

gay m (feminine singular gaye, masculine plural gays, feminine plural gayes)

gaye (feminine singular)
gays (masculine plural)
gayes (feminine plural)

French: gai

Variant of Old French gai, borrowed from Old Occitan gai, possibly of Germanic origin, or from Latin vagus.


quatriesme

French: quatrième


preallable

la fin principale de laquelle gist aux vertus contemplatives, iacoit que les actions politiques soient preallables.

1577, Johannes Bodin, Les six livres de la republique, page 7:


mosaïque

La loy mosaïque.


maternel

maternel m (feminine singular maternelle, masculine plural maternels, feminine plural maternelles)

maternelle (feminine singular)
maternels (masculine plural)
maternelles (feminine plural)

From Latin māternus, from māter (“mother”) with the suffix -el or from Medieval Latin māternālis.

maternal (of or relating to mothers or motherhood)


alternatif

alternatif m (feminine singular alternatifve, masculine plural alternatifs, feminine plural alternatifves)

alternatifve (feminine singular)
alternatifs (masculine plural)
alternatifves (feminine plural)


estranger

estranger m (feminine singular estrangere, masculine plural estrangers, feminine plural estrangeres)

estrangere (feminine singular)
estrangers (masculine plural)
estrangeres (feminine plural)


visqueux

visqueux m (feminine singular visqueuse, masculine plural visqueux, feminine plural visqueuses)

visqueuse (feminine singular)
visqueux (masculine plural)
visqueuses (feminine plural)

French: visqueux

→ English: viscous

From Old French viscous, borrowed from Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum.

viscous (of a liquid, thick; tending to flow slowly)


françoys

françoys m (feminine singular françoyse, masculine plural françoys, feminine plural françoyses)

françoyse (feminine singular)
françoys (masculine plural)
françoyses (feminine plural)

French (relating to the French language)


lunaire

French: lunaire


dolent

dolent m (feminine singular dolente, masculine plural dolents, feminine plural dolentes)

dolente (feminine singular)
dolents (masculine plural)
dolentes (feminine plural)

French: dolent


soldatesque

soldatesque m or f (plural soldatesques)


corporel

corporel m (feminine singular corporelle, masculine plural corporels, feminine plural corporelles)

corporelle (feminine singular)
corporels (masculine plural)
corporelles (feminine plural)


astronomique

astronomique m or f (plural astronomiques)


casuel

casuel m (feminine singular casuelle, masculine plural casuels, feminine plural casuelles)

casuelle (feminine singular)
casuels (masculine plural)
casuelles (feminine plural)

French: casuel

→ English: casual

First known attestation 1370, borrowed from Latin cāsuālis.


dextre

French: dextre

Borrowed from Latin dexter, dextra or dextera. Replaced the inherited Old French destre.


chascun

chascun m (feminine singular chascune, masculine plural chascuns, feminine plural chascunes)

chascune (feminine singular)
chascuns (masculine plural)
chascunes (feminine plural)

French: chacun


glorieux

glorieux m (feminine singular glorieuse, masculine plural glorieux, feminine plural glorieuses)

glorieuse (feminine singular)
glorieux (masculine plural)
glorieuses (feminine plural)


couillu

French: couillu

Tous deux me semblent autrement bons compaignons et bien couilluz.

1552, François Rabelais, “Prologue”, in Le Quarte Livre:

They both otherwise seem good companions and very ballsy to me.


pensif

pensif m (feminine singular pensifve, masculine plural pensifs, feminine plural pensifves)

pensifve (feminine singular)
pensifs (masculine plural)
pensifves (feminine plural)


philosophique

philosophique m or f (plural philosophiques)


forcené

forcené m (feminine singular forcenee, masculine plural forcenez, feminine plural forcenees)

forcenee (feminine singular)
forcenez (masculine plural)
forcenees (feminine plural)

French: forcené


presidial

presidial m (feminine singular presidiale, masculine plural presidiaulx, feminine plural presidiales)

presidiale (feminine singular)
presidiaulx (masculine plural)
presidiales (feminine plural)

First known attestation 1435, borrowed from Latin praesidialis.

of or relating to a court having the ability to make a judgment of up to 250 pounds without the possibility of appeal


cler

cler m (feminine singular clere, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleres)

clere (feminine singular)
clers (masculine plural)
cleres (feminine plural)

French: clair

From Old French cler, from Latin clārus.

L'obscur m'est cler, et la lumiere obscure.

The dark is clear to me, the light is dark


honeste

French: honête

Old French honeste, oneste, from Latin honestus

De l’utile et de l’honeste


hideux

hideux m (feminine singular hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses)

hideuse (feminine singular)
hideux (masculine plural)
hideuses (feminine plural)

French: hideux


legier

legier m (feminine singular legiere, masculine plural legiers, feminine plural legieres)

legiere (feminine singular)
legiers (masculine plural)
legieres (feminine plural)

desctree

French: léger
Louisiana Creole: léjé
→ Ido: lejera
→ Portuguese: ligeiro
→ Romanian: lejer

From Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + -ārius, the former element representing an alteration of Latin levis (“lightweight”). Compare Catalan lleuger, Occitan leugièr.


Normant

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Normant m (feminine singular Normande, masculine plural Normans, feminine plural Normandes)

Normande (feminine singular)
Normans (masculine plural)
Normandes (feminine plural)


estroit

estroit m (feminine singular estroite, masculine plural estrois, feminine plural estroites)

estroite (feminine singular)
estrois (masculine plural)
estroites (feminine plural)

French: étroit

From Old French estroit, from Latin strictus.


hault

hault m (feminine singular haulte, masculine plural hauls, feminine plural haultes)

haulte (feminine singular)
hauls (masculine plural)
haultes (feminine plural)

French: haut

From Old French haut, halt, from a conflation of Latin altus and Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, tall, elevated”).


impetueux

impetueux m (feminine singular impetueuse, masculine plural impetueux, feminine plural impetueuses)

impetueuse (feminine singular)
impetueux (masculine plural)
impetueuses (feminine plural)

Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetuōsus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“violence”).

un vent impetueux


froit

froit m (feminine singular froide, masculine plural frois, feminine plural froides)

froide (feminine singular)
frois (masculine plural)
froides (feminine plural)


sainct

sainct m (feminine singular saincte, masculine plural saincts or sainctz, feminine plural sainctes)

saincte (feminine singular)
saincts (masculine plural)
sainctz (masculine plural)
sainctes (feminine plural)

French: saint

Old French saint, the 'c' was added back because of the 'c' in Latin sanctus


espés

espés m (feminine singular espesse, masculine plural espés, feminine plural espesses)

espesse (feminine singular)
espés (masculine plural)
espesses (feminine plural)

French: épais


verd

verd m (feminine singular verde, masculine plural verds, feminine plural verdes)

verde (feminine singular)
verds (masculine plural)
verdes (feminine plural)

desctree

French: vert
Haitian Creole: vèt, vè
Louisiana Creole: vè, vèr, vær
→ Wolof: wert

From Old French vert (with ⟨d⟩ in honour of the Latin etymon), from Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian verde and Spanish verde.


vray

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vray m (feminine singular vraye, masculine plural vrays, feminine plural vrayes)

vraye (feminine singular)
vrays (masculine plural)
vrayes (feminine plural)

French: vrai

From Old French verai, with loss of schwa.


aultre

From Old French autre. Silent ⟨l⟩ in honour of Latin alter.


saige

sage


ioly

ioly m (feminine singular iolye, masculine plural iolys, feminine plural iolyes)

iolye (feminine singular)
iolys (masculine plural)
iolyes (feminine plural)

French: joli


sçavant

sçavant m (feminine singular sçavante, masculine plural sçavans, feminine plural sçavantes)

sçavante (feminine singular)
sçavans (masculine plural)
sçavantes (feminine plural)


vieulx

vieulx m (feminine singular vieille, masculine plural vieulx, feminine plural vieilles)

vieille (feminine singular)
vieulx (masculine plural)
vieilles (feminine plural)

French: vieux

ie ne suis plus jeune, ie deviens vieulx


fascheux

fascheux m (feminine singular fascheuse, masculine plural fascheux, feminine plural fascheuses)

fascheuse (feminine singular)
fascheux (masculine plural)
fascheuses (feminine plural)

French: fâcheux


melancholicque

melancholicque m or f (plural melancholicques)

French: mélancolique


aulcun

aulcun m (feminine singular aulcune, masculine plural aulcuns, feminine plural aulcunes)

aulcune (feminine singular)
aulcuns (masculine plural)
aulcunes (feminine plural)

French: aucun

Et, partant de Poictiers avecques aulcuns de ses compaignons, passerent par Legugé

And, leaving Poitiers with some of his friends, they went through Legugé


magnificque

magnificque m or f (plural magnificques)

French: magnifique

Old French magnifique, from Latin magnificus.


pacificque

French: pacifique


parfaict

parfaict m (feminine singular parfaicte, masculine plural parfaicts, feminine plural parfaictes)

parfaicte (feminine singular)
parfaicts (masculine plural)
parfaictes (feminine plural)


sceur

sceur m (feminine singular sceure, masculine plural sceurs, feminine plural sceures)

sceure (feminine singular)
sceurs (masculine plural)
sceures (feminine plural)

French: sûr
Seychellois Creole: sir

From Old French seür, with the c added back to reflect the original Latin securus.


maulvais

maulvais m (feminine singular maulvaise, masculine plural maulvais, feminine plural maulvaises)

maulvaise (feminine singular)
maulvais (masculine plural)
maulvaises (feminine plural)

French: mauvais


ravy

ravy m (feminine singular ravye, masculine plural ravys, feminine plural ravyes)

ravye (feminine singular)
ravys (masculine plural)
ravyes (feminine plural)

French: ravi


espineux

espineux m (feminine singular espineuse, masculine plural espineux, feminine plural espineuses)

espineuse (feminine singular)
espineux (masculine plural)
espineuses (feminine plural)

French: épineux

(figuratively) spiky; hostile; foreboding


joly

joly m (feminine singular jolye, masculine plural jolys, feminine plural jolyes)

jolye (feminine singular)
jolys (masculine plural)
jolyes (feminine plural)


soubdain

soubdain m (feminine singular soubdaine, masculine plural soubdains, feminine plural soubdaines)

soubdaine (feminine singular)
soubdains (masculine plural)
soubdaines (feminine plural)

sudden (spontaneous, unexpected, rapid, etc.)


pouvre

French: pauvre


ecclesiasticque

ecclesiasticque m or f (plural ecclesiasticques)

Latin ecclesiasticus (“relating to a church or churches”)


courtoys

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courtoys m (feminine singular courtoyse, masculine plural courtoys, feminine plural courtoyses)

courtoyse (feminine singular)
courtoys (masculine plural)
courtoyses (feminine plural)

French: courtois

Old French cortois, from the noun cort (“court”)


praecedent

praecedent m (feminine singular praecedente, masculine plural praecedens, feminine plural praecedentes)

praecedente (feminine singular)
praecedens (masculine plural)
praecedentes (feminine plural)


chault

chault m (feminine singular chaulde, masculine plural chaulx, feminine plural chauldes)

chaulde (feminine singular)
chaulx (masculine plural)
chauldes (feminine plural)

From Old French chaut, with the L added back to reflect the original Latin caldus.

car il faisoit chault

Because it [the ambient temperature] was hot


hebraicque

French: hébraïque


doulx

doulx m (feminine singular doulce, masculine plural doulx, feminine plural doulces)

doulce (feminine singular)
doulx (masculine plural)
doulces (feminine plural)

French: doux


faulx

faulx m (feminine singular faulsse, masculine plural faulx, feminine plural faulsses)

faulsse (feminine singular)
faulx (masculine plural)
faulsses (feminine plural)

French: faux
→ English: faux

From Old French faus, with the L added back to reflect the Latin falsus.


doubteux

doubteux m (feminine singular doubteuse, masculine plural doubteux, feminine plural doubteuses)

doubteuse (feminine singular)
doubteux (masculine plural)
doubteuses (feminine plural)

French: douteux

doubtful (of a person, experiencing doubt)


ennemy

ennemy m (feminine singular ennemye, masculine plural ennemys, feminine plural ennemyes)

ennemye (feminine singular)
ennemys (masculine plural)
ennemyes (feminine plural)

French: ennemi

armee ennemye


ioyeux

ioyeux m (feminine singular ioyeuse, masculine plural ioyeux, feminine plural ioyeuses)

ioyeuse (feminine singular)
ioyeux (masculine plural)
ioyeuses (feminine plural)


turcq

turcq m (feminine singular turcque, masculine plural turcqs, feminine plural turcques)

turcque (feminine singular)
turcqs (masculine plural)
turcques (feminine plural)

French: turc


sallé

sallé m (feminine singular sallée, masculine plural sallés, feminine plural sallées)

sallée (feminine singular)
sallés (masculine plural)
sallées (feminine plural)

salted; salty (containing a significant amount of salt)


Chrestien

Chrestien m (feminine singular Chrestienne, masculine plural Chrestiens, feminine plural Chrestiennes)

Chrestienne (feminine singular)
Chrestiens (masculine plural)
Chrestiennes (feminine plural)

French: chrétien


Pantagruelicque

Pantagruelicque m or f (plural Pantagruelicques)

Italian: pantagruelico


iniuste

French: injuste


practicque

French: pratique


specificque

specificque m or f (plural specificques)

French: spécifique


traistre

French: traître


astronomicque

astronomicque m or f (plural astronomicques)


geometricque

geometricque m or f (plural geometricques)


mathematicque

mathematicque m or f (plural mathematicques)


parfond

parfond m (feminine singular parfonde, masculine plural parfonds, feminine plural parfondes)

parfonde (feminine singular)
parfonds (masculine plural)
parfondes (feminine plural)

French: profond

Old French parfont, from Latin profundus.


anticque

French: antique

Old French antique, originally the feminine of antic, from Latin antiquus

antique (relating to Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome)


tyrannicque

tyrannicque m or f (plural tyrannicques)

French: tyrannique


droict

droict m (feminine singular droicte, masculine plural droicts, feminine plural droictes)

droicte (feminine singular)
droicts (masculine plural)
droictes (feminine plural)

From Old French droit, dreit, from Latin d(i)rectus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg-, whence also English right. The -c- was added back to reflect the Latin etymology.

le chevalier les assist en droit ordre

1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 37:


advantageux

advantageux m (feminine singular advantageuse, masculine plural advantageux, feminine plural advantageuses)

advantageuse (feminine singular)
advantageux (masculine plural)
advantageuses (feminine plural)

French: avantageux

Old French avantageus, corresponding to advantage + -eux


monasticque

monasticque m or f (plural monasticques)

French: monastique


inutille

French: inutile


magicque

French: magique


saulf

saulf m (feminine singular saulve, masculine plural saulfs, feminine plural saulves)

saulve (feminine singular)
saulfs (masculine plural)
saulves (feminine plural)

French: sauf


aromaticque

aromaticque m or f (plural aromaticques)

French: aromatique


voluntaire

French: volontaire

→ English: voluntary (partly reformed based on Latin)

i

partly reformed based on <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-eer</i>

→ English: volunteer (partly reformed based on -eer)

From late Old French voluntaire, borrowed from Latin voluntarius.

Certes ie fuz en semblable et peult estre en plus douloureux estat, que tu n’es a present & ne fuz oncques, hors mis le voluntaire exil qui tant te moleste

Icy veoit on (tresillustre Princesse) du Roy la triumphante Armée: qui un Mercredy (comme sçavez) s'attendant avoir la bataille, par parolles persuadentes à le bien servir esleva le cueur de ses gens à si voluntaire force, que alors ilz eussent non seulement combatu, mais fouldroyé le reste du Monde pour ce jour: auquel fut veue la haultesse de cueur de maintz Chevaliers, qui par ardant desir voulurent pousser en la flotte des Ennemis

1538, Clément Marot, L’Adolescence Clémentine:

A moy rien ne attribuer, fors humble subiection & obeissance voluntaire à voz bons commandemens.

1552, François Rabelais, Le Quart Livre:


fructier

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fructier m (feminine singular fructiere, masculine plural fructiers, feminine plural fructieres)

fructiere (feminine singular)
fructiers (masculine plural)
fructieres (feminine plural)

French: fruitier


meschant

meschant m (feminine singular meschante, masculine plural meschants or meschans, feminine plural meschantes)

meschante (feminine singular)
meschants (masculine plural)
meschans (masculine plural)
meschantes (feminine plural)


iaune

French: jaune


deshonneste

deshonneste m or f (plural deshonnestes)

French: déshonnête


genereux

genereux m (feminine singular genereuse, masculine plural genereux, feminine plural genereuses)

genereuse (feminine singular)
genereux (masculine plural)
genereuses (feminine plural)

→ English: generous

French: généreux


drolle

From Old French drolle, from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), itself from Old Norse troll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą.


mestis

From Old French mestif, from Late Latin mixticius, from Classical Latin mixtus.


yvre

French: ivre

From Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”).


Persien

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Persien m (feminine singular Persienne, masculine plural Persiens, feminine plural Persiennes)

Persienne (feminine singular)
Persiens (masculine plural)
Persiennes (feminine plural)


bienveillant

bienveillant m (feminine singular bienveillante, masculine plural bienveillans, feminine plural bienveillantes)

bienveillante (feminine singular)
bienveillans (masculine plural)
bienveillantes (feminine plural)


chasque

French: chaque


prerogatif

prerogatif m (feminine singular prerogative, masculine plural prerogatifs, feminine plural prerogatives)

prerogative (feminine singular)
prerogatifs (masculine plural)
prerogatives (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin praerogativus (“chosen to vote first”), from praerogere (“to ask before others”), from prae- with rogare (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵ-, o‐grade form of root *h₃reǵ-.

der

prerogative (relating to a right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement)


eleguant

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eleguant m (feminine singular eleguante, masculine plural eleguants, feminine plural eleguantes)

eleguante (feminine singular)
eleguants (masculine plural)
eleguantes (feminine plural)


perfaict

perfaict m (feminine singular perfaicte, masculine plural perfaicts, feminine plural perfaictes)

perfaicte (feminine singular)
perfaicts (masculine plural)
perfaictes (feminine plural)


soubterrain

soubterrain m (feminine singular soubterraine, masculine plural soubterrains, feminine plural soubterraines)

soubterraine (feminine singular)
soubterrains (masculine plural)
soubterraines (feminine plural)

French: souterrain


neufviesme

French: neuvième


iudaic

iudaic m (feminine singular iudaicque, masculine plural iudaics, feminine plural iudaicques)

iudaicque (feminine singular)
iudaics (masculine plural)
iudaicques (feminine plural)


masle

French: mâle


loingtain

loingtain m (feminine singular loingtaine, masculine plural loingtains, feminine plural loingtaines)

loingtaine (feminine singular)
loingtains (masculine plural)
loingtaines (feminine plural)

French: lointain


systolicque

systolicque m or f (plural systolicques)


diastolicque

diastolicque m or f (plural diastolicques)


domesticque

domesticque m or f (plural domesticques)

French: domestique

domestic; pertaining to the home or to home life


honorificque

honorificque m or f (plural honorificques)

French: honorifique

honorific (showing or conferring honour and respect)


coniugal

coniugal m (feminine singular coniugale, masculine plural coniugaulx, feminine plural coniugales)

coniugale (feminine singular)
coniugaulx (masculine plural)
coniugales (feminine plural)


endebté

endebté m (feminine singular endebtée, masculine plural endebtés, feminine plural endebtées)

endebtée (feminine singular)
endebtés (masculine plural)
endebtées (feminine plural)

French: endetté


coqu

coqu m (feminine singular coqüe, masculine plural coquz or coqus, feminine plural coqües)

coqüe (feminine singular)
coquz (masculine plural)
coqus (masculine plural)
coqües (feminine plural)

French: cocu


Homericque

French: homérique

From Ancient Greek via Latin. See Homere, -icque.


pudicque

French: pudique


Olympicque

French: olympique

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Olympic (relating to Mount Olympus; by extension the Ancient Greek gods)


mauldict

mauldict m (feminine singular mauldicte, masculine plural mauldicts, feminine plural mauldictes)

mauldicte (feminine singular)
mauldicts (masculine plural)
mauldictes (feminine plural)

French: maudit


couraigeux

couraigeux m (feminine singular couraigeuse, masculine plural couraigeux, feminine plural couraigeuses)

couraigeuse (feminine singular)
couraigeux (masculine plural)
couraigeuses (feminine plural)

French: courageux


couart

couart m (feminine singular couarde, masculine plural couars, feminine plural couardes)

couarde (feminine singular)
couars (masculine plural)
couardes (feminine plural)

French: couard


praesent

praesent m (feminine singular praesente, masculine plural praesens, feminine plural praesentes)

praesente (feminine singular)
praesens (masculine plural)
praesentes (feminine plural)


phantasticque

phantasticque m or f (plural phantasticques)

French: fantastique

fantastic (existing in or constructed from fantasy)


angelicque

French: angélique


imperfaict

imperfaict m (feminine singular imperfaicte, masculine plural imperfaicts, feminine plural imperfaictes)

imperfaicte (feminine singular)
imperfaicts (masculine plural)
imperfaictes (feminine plural)

French: imparfait


bening

bening m (feminine singular beningne, masculine plural beningz, feminine plural beningnes)

beningne (feminine singular)
beningz (masculine plural)
beningnes (feminine plural)


fasché

fasché m (feminine singular faschée, masculine plural faschés, feminine plural faschées)

faschée (feminine singular)
faschés (masculine plural)
faschées (feminine plural)


poinctu

poinctu m (feminine singular poinctue, masculine plural poinctus, feminine plural poinctues)

poinctue (feminine singular)
poinctus (masculine plural)
poinctues (feminine plural)

French: pointu


maling

maling m (feminine singular malingne, masculine plural malingz, feminine plural malingnes)

malingne (feminine singular)
malingz (masculine plural)
malingnes (feminine plural)


propheticque

propheticque m or f (plural propheticques)


poëticque

French: poétique


hazardeux

hazardeux m (feminine singular hazardeuse, masculine plural hazardeux, feminine plural hazardeuses)

hazardeuse (feminine singular)
hazardeux (masculine plural)
hazardeuses (feminine plural)

French: hasardeux


enraigé

enraigé m (feminine singular enraigée, masculine plural enraigés, feminine plural enraigées)

enraigée (feminine singular)
enraigés (masculine plural)
enraigées (feminine plural)

French: enragé

Allons. Laissons icy ce fol enraigé

1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:

Let's go. Let's leave this enraged madman here


ialous

ialous m (feminine singular ialouse, masculine plural ialous, feminine plural ialouses)

ialouse (feminine singular)
ialous (masculine plural)
ialouses (feminine plural)

French: jaloux


espoventable

espoventable m or f (plural espoventables)

French: épouvantable


horrificque

horrificque m or f (plural horrificques)

French: horrifique


eternel

eternel m (feminine singular eternelle, masculine plural eternels, feminine plural eternelles)

eternelle (feminine singular)
eternels (masculine plural)
eternelles (feminine plural)


surprins

surprins m (feminine singular surprinse, masculine plural surprins, feminine plural surprinses)

surprinse (feminine singular)
surprins (masculine plural)
surprinses (feminine plural)

1545, Homer (translation by M. Hugues Salel), Les Dix premiers livres de l'Iliade d'Homere, prince des poetes, page CCLIIII
Le preux Hector fut surprins de douleur, Voyant mourir son Seruant de valeur.

The valiant Hector was overcome with pain, seeing his cherished servant die.


vulguaire

French: vulgaire

vulgar (of or relating to the people, the populus)


impuny

impuny m (feminine singular impunye, masculine plural impunys, feminine plural impunyes)

impunye (feminine singular)
impunys (masculine plural)
impunyes (feminine plural)

French: impuni


syncere

French: sincère

sincere (honest with respect to one's feelings)


infiny

infiny m (feminine singular infinye, masculine plural infinys, feminine plural infinyes)

infinye (feminine singular)
infinys (masculine plural)
infinyes (feminine plural)

French: infini


incongneu

incongneu m (feminine singular incongneue, masculine plural incongneus, feminine plural incongneues)

incongneue (feminine singular)
incongneus (masculine plural)
incongneues (feminine plural)

French: inconnu

in- + congneu, the past participle of congnoistre.


aisné

aisné m (feminine singular aisnee, masculine plural aisnés, feminine plural aisnées)

aisnee (feminine singular)
aisnés (masculine plural)
aisnées (feminine plural)


œconomique

→ English: economic

French: économique

Romanian: economic

From Old French iconomike, a borrowing from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομικός (oikonomikós), from οἰκονομία (oikonomía).

domestic; relating to the upkeep of a household


godon

godon m (feminine singular godone, masculine plural godons, feminine plural godones)

godone (feminine singular)
godons (masculine plural)
godones (feminine plural)

French: godon

Speculatively connected to English God damn, although the profanity is not attested in Middle English.

Ils ont chargé l'artillerie sur mer / Force biscuit et chascun ung bidon / Et par la mer jusqu'en Bisquaye aller / Pour couronner leur petit roy godon.

c. 1490, “Le Roy engloys”, in Manuscrit de Bayeux:

They embarked the artillery on ship / [With] many biscuits and each man a bottle / And went by sea up to Biscay / To crown their little godon king.


medicinable

medicinable m or f (plural medicinables)


circonvoisin

circonvoisin m (feminine singular circonvoisine, masculine plural circonvoisins, feminine plural circonvoisines)

circonvoisine (feminine singular)
circonvoisins (masculine plural)
circonvoisines (feminine plural)

neighboring, located around, circumjacent.


picquant

picquant m (feminine singular picquante, masculine plural picquans, feminine plural picquantes)

picquante (feminine singular)
picquans (masculine plural)
picquantes (feminine plural)

piquant; spicy or having a strong flavor


troisiesme

French: troisième


sixiesme

French: sixième


deuxiesme

French: deuxième


septiesme

French: septième


huitiesme

French: huitième


dixiesme

French: dixième


cinquiesme

French: cinquième


puisné

puisné m (feminine singular puisnee, masculine plural puisnez, feminine plural puisnees)

puisnee (feminine singular)
puisnez (masculine plural)
puisnees (feminine plural)

Since Old French, from puis (“after”) + né (“born”).

born after (born later than another specified person)


antien

antien m (feminine singular antienne, masculine plural antiens, feminine plural antiennes)

antienne (feminine singular)
antiens (masculine plural)
antiennes (feminine plural)

French: ancien


cadavéreux

cadavéreux m (feminine singular cadavéreuse, masculine plural cadavéreux, feminine plural cadavéreuses)

cadavéreuse (feminine singular)
cadavéreux (masculine plural)
cadavéreuses (feminine plural)


penible

French: pénible


oysif

oysif m (feminine singular oysive, masculine plural oysifs, feminine plural oysives)

oysive (feminine singular)
oysifs (masculine plural)
oysives (feminine plural)

French: oisif


fertille

French: fertile

fertile (suitable for growing or agriculture)


estrangier

estrangier m (feminine singular estrangiere, masculine plural estrangiers, feminine plural estrangieres)

estrangiere (feminine singular)
estrangiers (masculine plural)
estrangieres (feminine plural)


dévot

dévot m (feminine singular dévote, masculine plural dévots, feminine plural dévotes)

dévote (feminine singular)
dévots (masculine plural)
dévotes (feminine plural)

French: dévot
→ Romanian: devot

Etymology tree
Latin dēvoveō
Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtusbor.
Old French devot
Middle French dévotInherited from Old French devot, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin dēvōtus, from Latin dēvoveō.


incognu

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incognu m (feminine singular incognue, masculine plural incognus, feminine plural incognues)

incognue (feminine singular)
incognus (masculine plural)
incognues (feminine plural)


accoustumé

accoustumé m (feminine singular accoustumee, masculine plural accoustumez, feminine plural accoustumees)

accoustumee (feminine singular)
accoustumez (masculine plural)
accoustumees (feminine plural)


pasle

French: pâle

une couleur pasle


effronté

effronté m (feminine singular effrontée, masculine plural effrontés, feminine plural effrontées)

effrontée (feminine singular)
effrontés (masculine plural)
effrontées (feminine plural)


hereditaire

hereditaire m or f (plural hereditaires)

hereditary (that is inherited; that one inherits)


poisant

poisant m (feminine singular poisante, masculine plural poisans, feminine plural poisantes)

poisante (feminine singular)
poisans (masculine plural)
poisantes (feminine plural)


satisfaict

satisfaict m (feminine singular satisfaicte, masculine plural satisfaicts, feminine plural satisfaictes)

satisfaicte (feminine singular)
satisfaicts (masculine plural)
satisfaictes (feminine plural)


luysant

luysant m (feminine singular luysante, masculine plural luysants, feminine plural luysantes)

luysante (feminine singular)
luysants (masculine plural)
luysantes (feminine plural)

French: luisant


melancholique

melancholique m or f (plural melancholiques)

French: mélancolique


vraysemblable

vraysemblable m or f (plural vraysemblables)

French: vraisemblable


conscientieux

conscientieux m (feminine singular conscientieuse, masculine plural conscientieux, feminine plural conscientieuses)

conscientieuse (feminine singular)
conscientieux (masculine plural)
conscientieuses (feminine plural)

French: consciencieux

→ English: conscientious

From Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from cōnscientia (“knowledge, consciousness”).

Je ne fay nul doubte qu'il ne creust ce qu'il escrivoit, car il estoit assez conscientieux pour ne mentir pas mesmes en se jouant.

1595, Michel de Montaigne, “De l’Amitié”, in Essais:

I make no question but that he himself believed what he wrote, being so conscientious that he would not so much as lie in jest.http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600.txt

(In modern orthography:) Je ne fais nul doute qu’il ne crût ce qu’il écrivait, car il était assez consciencieux pour ne mentir pas même en se jouant.


desavantageux

desavantageux m (feminine singular desavantageuse, masculine plural desavantageux, feminine plural desavantageuses)

desavantageuse (feminine singular)
desavantageux (masculine plural)
desavantageuses (feminine plural)

disadvantageous (functioning as a disadvantage)


genealogique

genealogique m or f (plural genealogiques)

French: généalogique


connoissable

connoissable m or f (plural connoissables)

French: connaissable

connoiss- (“stem of connoistre”) + -able.


rithmique

French: rythmique


aysé

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aysé m (feminine singular aysee, masculine plural aysés, feminine plural aysees)

aysee (feminine singular)
aysés (masculine plural)
aysees (feminine plural)

French: aisé


despourveu

despourveu m (feminine singular despourveue, masculine plural despourveus, feminine plural despourveues)

despourveue (feminine singular)
despourveus (masculine plural)
despourveues (feminine plural)

French: dépourvu


Aristotelique

Aristotelique m or f (plural Aristoteliques)


recognoissable

recognoissable m or f (plural recognoissables)


espargnant

espargnant m (feminine singular espargnante, masculine plural espargnans, feminine plural espargnantes)

espargnante (feminine singular)
espargnans (masculine plural)
espargnantes (feminine plural)

Voire il semble que la ialousie que nous avons de les voir paroistre et iouyr du monde, quand nous sommes à mesme de le quitter, nous rende plus espargnans et restrains envers eux

1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, book II, chapter 8:


aymable

French: aimable


ennuieux

ennuieux m (feminine singular ennuieuse, masculine plural ennuieux, feminine plural ennuieuses)

ennuieuse (feminine singular)
ennuieux (masculine plural)
ennuieuses (feminine plural)

French: ennuyeux


scholastique

scholastique m or f (plural scholastiques)

French: scolastique

→ English: scholastic

Borrowed from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).


desgousté

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desgousté m (feminine singular desgoustee, masculine plural desgoustez, feminine plural desgoustees)

desgoustee (feminine singular)
desgoustez (masculine plural)
desgoustees (feminine plural)

French: dégoûté


imparfaict

imparfaict m (feminine singular imparfaicte, masculine plural imparfaicts, feminine plural imparfaictes)

imparfaicte (feminine singular)
imparfaicts (masculine plural)
imparfaictes (feminine plural)

French: imparfait


malitieux

malitieux m (feminine singular malitieuse, masculine plural malitieux, feminine plural malitieuses)

malitieuse (feminine singular)
malitieux (masculine plural)
malitieuses (feminine plural)

malicious (deliberately harmful; intending to cause harm)


vitieux

vitieux m (feminine singular vitieuse, masculine plural vitieux, feminine plural vitieuses)

vitieuse (feminine singular)
vitieux (masculine plural)
vitieuses (feminine plural)

French: vicieux

vicious (characterized by vice or immorality)


haultain

haultain m (feminine singular haultaine, masculine plural haultains, feminine plural haultaines)

haultaine (feminine singular)
haultains (masculine plural)
haultaines (feminine plural)

French: hautain


deplaisant

deplaisant m (feminine singular deplaisante, masculine plural deplaisants, feminine plural deplaisantes)

deplaisante (feminine singular)
deplaisants (masculine plural)
deplaisantes (feminine plural)


desraisonnable

desraisonnable m or f (plural desraisonnables)

French: déraisonnable


souffreteux

souffreteux m (feminine singular souffreteuse, masculine plural souffreteux, feminine plural souffreteuses)

souffreteuse (feminine singular)
souffreteux (masculine plural)
souffreteuses (feminine plural)

in need (having a certain need or requirement)


remerquable

remerquable m or f (plural remerquables)

French: remarquable


effeminé

effeminé m (feminine singular effeminee, masculine plural effeminez, feminine plural effeminees)

effeminee (feminine singular)
effeminez (masculine plural)
effeminees (feminine plural)


esloigné

esloigné m (feminine singular esloignee, masculine plural esloignez, feminine plural esloignees)

esloignee (feminine singular)
esloignez (masculine plural)
esloignees (feminine plural)


vingtiesme

French: vingtième


blesme

French: blême


pretieux

pretieux m (feminine singular pretieuse, masculine plural pretieux, feminine plural pretieuses)

pretieuse (feminine singular)
pretieux (masculine plural)
pretieuses (feminine plural)

French: précieux


creuz

creuz m (feminine singular creuse, masculine plural creuz, feminine plural creuses)

creuse (feminine singular)
creuz (masculine plural)
creuses (feminine plural)

French: creux


medecinal

medecinal m (feminine singular medecinale, masculine plural medecinaux, feminine plural medecinales)

medecinale (feminine singular)
medecinaux (masculine plural)
medecinales (feminine plural)

French: médicinal

medicinal (relating to, or functioning as a medicine)


nerfveux

nerfveux m (feminine singular nerfveuse, masculine plural nerfveux, feminine plural nerfveuses)

nerfveuse (feminine singular)
nerfveux (masculine plural)
nerfveuses (feminine plural)

French: nerveux

Inherited from Old French nerveus, a borrowing from Latin nervōsus.


hayneux

hayneux m (feminine singular hayneuse, masculine plural hayneux, feminine plural hayneuses)

hayneuse (feminine singular)
hayneux (masculine plural)
hayneuses (feminine plural)

French: haineux


illegitime

French: illégitime


Russien

Russien m (feminine singular Russienne, masculine plural Russiens, feminine plural Russiennes)

Russienne (feminine singular)
Russiens (masculine plural)
Russiennes (feminine plural)


irregulier

irregulier m (feminine singular irreguliere, masculine plural irreguliers, feminine plural irregulieres)

irreguliere (feminine singular)
irreguliers (masculine plural)
irregulieres (feminine plural)

French: irrégulier


portingalois

portingalois m (feminine singular portingaloise, masculine plural portingalois, feminine plural portingaloises)

portingaloise (feminine singular)
portingalois (masculine plural)
portingaloises (feminine plural)


espaignol

espaignol m (feminine singular espaignole, masculine plural espaignols, feminine plural espaignoles)

espaignole (feminine singular)
espaignols (masculine plural)
espaignoles (feminine plural)

From Old French espagneul or espaigneul, probably from Old Occitan espaignol, espainol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus (“of Spain”), from Latin Hispānus (“Spanish or Hispanic”) with the diminutive suffix -olus.

EtymOnLine

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spaniel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.


gascoing

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gascoing m (feminine singular gascoingne, masculine plural gascoings, feminine plural gascoingnes)

gascoingne (feminine singular)
gascoings (masculine plural)
gascoingnes (feminine plural)

French: gascon


secq

secq m (feminine singular secque, masculine plural secqs, feminine plural secques)

secque (feminine singular)
secqs (masculine plural)
secques (feminine plural)

French: sec


prendable

French: prenable

car le chastel n'est point prendable se ce n'est pas par long siege

Because the castle isn't takable unless by a long siege


ymaginatif

ymaginatif m (feminine singular ymaginatifve, masculine plural ymaginatifs, feminine plural ymaginatifves)

ymaginatifve (feminine singular)
ymaginatifs (masculine plural)
ymaginatifves (feminine plural)

French: imaginatif


conioussable

conioussable m or f (plural conioussables)


accointable

accointable m or f (plural accointables)


ireux

ireux m (feminine singular ireuse, masculine plural ireux, feminine plural ireuses)

ireuse (feminine singular)
ireux (masculine plural)
ireuses (feminine plural)


ententif

ententif m (feminine singular ententifve, masculine plural ententifs, feminine plural ententifves)

ententifve (feminine singular)
ententifs (masculine plural)
ententifves (feminine plural)


solempnel

solempnel m (feminine singular solempnelle, masculine plural solempnels, feminine plural solempnelles)

solempnelle (feminine singular)
solempnels (masculine plural)
solempnelles (feminine plural)


courrouchié

courrouchié m (feminine singular courrouchiee, masculine plural courrouchiez, feminine plural courrouchiees)

courrouchiee (feminine singular)
courrouchiez (masculine plural)
courrouchiees (feminine plural)

French: courroucé


usagié

usagié m (feminine singular usagiee, masculine plural usagiez, feminine plural usagiees)

usagiee (feminine singular)
usagiez (masculine plural)
usagiees (feminine plural)


melenconieux

melenconieux m (feminine singular melenconieuse, masculine plural melenconieux, feminine plural melenconieuses)

melenconieuse (feminine singular)
melenconieux (masculine plural)
melenconieuses (feminine plural)


frisque

French: frisque

→ Middle English: frisk

English: frisk

Borrowed from Middle Dutch frisc, frisch, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frisk. Doublet of frais.


enssieuvant

head

enssieuvant m (feminine singular enssieuvante, masculine plural enssieuvants, feminine plural enssieuvantes)

enssieuvante (feminine singular)
enssieuvants (masculine plural)
enssieuvantes (feminine plural)

l'an enssieuvant


fortuneux

fortuneux m (feminine singular fortuneuse, masculine plural fortuneux, feminine plural fortuneuses)

fortuneuse (feminine singular)
fortuneux (masculine plural)
fortuneuses (feminine plural)


prouffitable

prouffitable m or f (plural prouffitables)


terrificque

terrificque m or f (plural terrificques)


traveillié

traveillié m (feminine singular traveilliee, masculine plural traveilliez, feminine plural traveilliees)

traveilliee (feminine singular)
traveilliez (masculine plural)
traveilliees (feminine plural)


fouragier

fouragier m (feminine singular fouragiere, masculine plural fouragiers, feminine plural fouragieres)

fouragiere (feminine singular)
fouragiers (masculine plural)
fouragieres (feminine plural)


entallenté

entallenté m (feminine singular entallentee, masculine plural entallentez, feminine plural entallentees)

entallentee (feminine singular)
entallentez (masculine plural)
entallentees (feminine plural)


dilligent

dilligent m (feminine singular dilligente, masculine plural dilligents, feminine plural dilligentes)

dilligente (feminine singular)
dilligents (masculine plural)
dilligentes (feminine plural)

French: diligent


deffensable

deffensable m or f (plural deffensables)

suitable for defending; for using for defense purposes


en fleur

(literally and figuratively) in bloom; blooming


plentureus

plentureus m (feminine singular plentureuse, masculine plural plentureus, feminine plural plentureuses)

plentureuse (feminine singular)
plentureus (masculine plural)
plentureuses (feminine plural)


gallicien

gallicien m (feminine singular gallicienne, masculine plural galliciens, feminine plural galliciennes)

gallicienne (feminine singular)
galliciens (masculine plural)
galliciennes (feminine plural)

French: galicien

Galician (of or pertaining to the Galician language)


hespagnol

hespagnol m (feminine singular hespagnole, masculine plural hespagnols, feminine plural hespagnoles)

hespagnole (feminine singular)
hespagnols (masculine plural)
hespagnoles (feminine plural)


hespaignol

hespaignol m (feminine singular hespaignole, masculine plural hespaignols, feminine plural hespaignoles)

hespaignole (feminine singular)
hespaignols (masculine plural)
hespaignoles (feminine plural)


representatif

representatif m (feminine singular representatifs, masculine plural representatifves, feminine plural representatifes)

representatifs (feminine singular)
representatifves (masculine plural)
representatifes (feminine plural)

representative; that represents something


tedieux

tedieux m (feminine singular tedieuse, masculine plural tedieux, feminine plural tedieuses)

tedieuse (feminine singular)
tedieux (masculine plural)
tedieuses (feminine plural)


prognosticatif

prognosticatif m (feminine singular prognosticatifve, masculine plural prognosticatifs, feminine plural prognosticatifes)

prognosticatifve (feminine singular)
prognosticatifs (masculine plural)
prognosticatifes (feminine plural)

prognosticating; tending to predict or foretell


minoratif

minoratif m (feminine singular minorative, masculine plural minoratifs, feminine plural minoratives)

minorative (feminine singular)
minoratifs (masculine plural)
minoratives (feminine plural)

(of a medicine) laxative; causing bowel movement


mendacieux

mendacieux m (feminine singular mendacieuse, masculine plural mendacieux, feminine plural mendacieuses)

mendacieuse (feminine singular)
mendacieux (masculine plural)
mendacieuses (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mendāciōsus.

La venue de l'Antechrist sera par conduicte du diable, il fera des miracles: mais ils seront mendacieux, car seulement seront apparents, pource qu'ils tendront à deception, & perdition.

1562, François Le Picart, Les Sermons et Iinstructions Chrestiennes pour tous les iours de l'Advent, iusquea a Noel, & de tous les Dimenches et Festes depuis Noel, iusques à Caresme.:

The coming of the Antichrist will be by the conduct of the devil. He will do miracles, but they will be false, for the will be apparent, because they will tend towards deception and loss.

false, especially in a way intending to deceive


Turquois

Turquois m (feminine singular Turquoise, masculine plural Turquois, feminine plural Turquoises)

Turquoise (feminine singular)
Turquois (masculine plural)
Turquoises (feminine plural)


precieux

precieux m (feminine singular precieuse, masculine plural precieux, feminine plural precieuses)

precieuse (feminine singular)
precieux (masculine plural)
precieuses (feminine plural)

French: précieux


insceu

insceu m (feminine singular insceue, masculine plural insceus, feminine plural insceues)

insceue (feminine singular)
insceus (masculine plural)
insceues (feminine plural)

French: insu


intrincable

intrincable m or f (plural intrincables)

Que continuelle cure des cogitations extermine le corps, les fatigacions de la pensee et les questions intrincables des choses deseichent toutes les humeurs.

1482, Fergret, Mirouer de la vie humaine:


pristin

pristin m (feminine singular pristine, masculine plural pristins, feminine plural pristines)

pristine (feminine singular)
pristins (masculine plural)
pristines (feminine plural)

French: pristin

→ English: pristine


devotieux

devotieux m (feminine singular devotieuse, masculine plural devotieux, feminine plural devotieuses)

devotieuse (feminine singular)
devotieux (masculine plural)
devotieuses (feminine plural)


caligineux

caligineux m (feminine singular caligineuse, masculine plural caligineux, feminine plural caligineuses)

caligineuse (feminine singular)
caligineux (masculine plural)
caligineuses (feminine plural)


agrarien

agrarien m (feminine singular agrarienne, masculine plural agrariens, feminine plural agrariennes)

agrarienne (feminine singular)
agrariens (masculine plural)
agrariennes (feminine plural)

English: agrarian


expulsif

expulsif m (feminine singular expulsifve, masculine plural expulsifz, feminine plural expulsifves)

expulsifve (feminine singular)
expulsifz (masculine plural)
expulsifves (feminine plural)


oyseux

oyseux m (feminine singular oyseuse, masculine plural oyseux, feminine plural oyseuses)

oyseuse (feminine singular)
oyseux (masculine plural)
oyseuses (feminine plural)

French: oiseux

From Old French oisos, from Latin ōtiōsus.


Nazarien

Nazarien m (feminine singular Nazariene, masculine plural Nazariens, feminine plural Nazarienes)

Nazariene (feminine singular)
Nazariens (masculine plural)
Nazarienes (feminine plural)


ensenglanté

ensenglanté m (feminine singular ensenglantee, masculine plural ensenglantez, feminine plural ensenglantees)

ensenglantee (feminine singular)
ensenglantez (masculine plural)
ensenglantees (feminine plural)

French: ensanglanté


estonné

estonné m (feminine singular estonnee, masculine plural estonnez, feminine plural estonnees)

estonnee (feminine singular)
estonnez (masculine plural)
estonnees (feminine plural)

French: étonné


estourdi

estourdi m (feminine singular estourdie, masculine plural estourdis, feminine plural estourdies)

estourdie (feminine singular)
estourdis (masculine plural)
estourdies (feminine plural)


q̃l

q̃l m (feminine singular q̃lle, masculine plural q̃lz, feminine plural q̃lles)

q̃lle (feminine singular)
q̃lz (masculine plural)
q̃lles (feminine plural)


mesaisé

mesaisé m (feminine singular mesaisee, masculine plural mesaisez, feminine plural mesaisees)

mesaisee (feminine singular)
mesaisez (masculine plural)
mesaisees (feminine plural)

wretched (in a poor, tired, injured, sick (etc.) condition)


desloyal

desloyal m (feminine singular desloyale, masculine plural desloyals, feminine plural desloyales)

desloyale (feminine singular)
desloyals (masculine plural)
desloyales (feminine plural)

French: déloyal


mensongier

mensongier m (feminine singular mensongiere, masculine plural mensongiers, feminine plural mensongieres)

mensongiere (feminine singular)
mensongiers (masculine plural)
mensongieres (feminine plural)


chetif

chetif m (feminine singular chetifve, masculine plural chetifs, feminine plural chetifves)

chetifve (feminine singular)
chetifs (masculine plural)
chetifves (feminine plural)

French: chétif


maleureux

maleureux m (feminine singular maleureuse, masculine plural maleureux, feminine plural maleureuses)

maleureuse (feminine singular)
maleureux (masculine plural)
maleureuses (feminine plural)


lyé

lyé m (feminine singular lyee, masculine plural lyez, feminine plural lyees)

lyee (feminine singular)
lyez (masculine plural)
lyees (feminine plural)


tresbon

tresbon m (feminine singular tresbonne, masculine plural tresbons, feminine plural tresbonnes)

tresbonne (feminine singular)
tresbons (masculine plural)
tresbonnes (feminine plural)


familleux

familleux m (feminine singular familleuse, masculine plural familleux, feminine plural familleuses)

familleuse (feminine singular)
familleux (masculine plural)
familleuses (feminine plural)


derrain

derrain m (feminine singular derraine, masculine plural derrains, feminine plural derraines)

derraine (feminine singular)
derrains (masculine plural)
derraines (feminine plural)

last; final (with respect to location or time)


matineulx

matineulx m (feminine singular matineuse, masculine plural matineulx, feminine plural matineuses)

matineuse (feminine singular)
matineulx (masculine plural)
matineuses (feminine plural)

French: matineux


souffisant

souffisant m (feminine singular souffisante, masculine plural souffisants, feminine plural souffisantes)

souffisante (feminine singular)
souffisants (masculine plural)
souffisantes (feminine plural)

French: suffisant


mauldit

mauldit m (feminine singular mauldite, masculine plural mauldits, feminine plural mauldites)

mauldite (feminine singular)
mauldits (masculine plural)
mauldites (feminine plural)

French: maudit


desvoyable

Old French desvoiable, from desvoier + -able.

confusing; specifically tending to cause lostness or confusion about one's whereabouts; disorienting


escoçois

escoçois m (feminine singular escoçoise, masculine plural escoçois, feminine plural escoçoises)

escoçoise (feminine singular)
escoçois (masculine plural)
escoçoises (feminine plural)


gn̈t

Comment [ils] menerent avec eulx Marc le fils de messire Nicolas pour mener avec eulx au gn̈t kaan.

15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 7:

How [they] took with them Marc, the son of Nicolas to take with them to the great khan.


pourveant

pourveant m (feminine singular pourveante, masculine plural pourveans, feminine plural pourveantes)

pourveante (feminine singular)
pourveans (masculine plural)
pourveantes (feminine plural)


besoingnable

besoingnable m or f (plural besoingnables)

Old French besoignable, from besoing (“need”) + -able.


tresgrant

tresgrant m (feminine singular tresgrande, masculine plural tresgrans, feminine plural tresgrandes)

tresgrande (feminine singular)
tresgrans (masculine plural)
tresgrandes (feminine plural)


primogenit

primogenit m (feminine singular primogenite, masculine plural primogenits, feminine plural primogenites)

primogenite (feminine singular)
primogenits (masculine plural)
primogenites (feminine plural)


nouvelet

nouvelet m (feminine singular nouvelette, masculine plural nouvelez, feminine plural nouvelettes)

nouvelette (feminine singular)
nouvelez (masculine plural)
nouvelettes (feminine plural)


stillé

stillé m (feminine singular stillee, masculine plural stillez, feminine plural stillee)

stillee (feminine singular)
stillez (masculine plural)
stillee (feminine plural)


mesaisi

mesaisi m (feminine singular mesaisie, masculine plural mesaisis, feminine plural mesaisies)

mesaisie (feminine singular)
mesaisis (masculine plural)
mesaisies (feminine plural)


procreateur

procreateur m (feminine singular procreatrice, masculine plural procreateurs, feminine plural procreatrices)

procreatrice (feminine singular)
procreateurs (masculine plural)
procreatrices (feminine plural)

French: procréateur

Car Iupiter par nature, est pere procreateur et progeniteur de tout homme.

1547, Guillaume Budé, De l'institution du Prince Livre contenant plusieurs histoires, enseignements et saiges dicts des Anciens, page 84:

For Jupiter by nature, is the procreator and progenitor of every man.


tartois

tartois m (feminine singular tartoise, masculine plural tartois, feminine plural tartoises)

tartoise (feminine singular)
tartois (masculine plural)
tartoises (feminine plural)

en langue tartoise

15th century (date of publication), Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 5:


formeus

formeus m (feminine singular formeuse, masculine plural formeuss, feminine plural formeuses)

formeuse (feminine singular)
formeuss (masculine plural)
formeuses (feminine plural)

French: formeux

From Old French [Term?], from Latin formosus.


formeux

formeux m (feminine singular formeuxe, masculine plural formeuxs, feminine plural formeuxes)

formeuxe (feminine singular)
formeuxs (masculine plural)
formeuxes (feminine plural)

Alternative spelling of formeus, handsome.


exanimé

exanimé m (feminine singular exanimée, masculine plural exanimés, feminine plural exanimées)

exanimée (feminine singular)
exanimés (masculine plural)
exanimées (feminine plural)


vainglorieux

Ambition vainglorieuse
Enflant nostre ame vitieuse
Aux fausses vertus nous conduit.

1581, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, edited by Jean Vignes, Mimes, enseignements et proverbes, page 231:

Vainglorious ambition
Inflating our vicious soul
Leads us to the false virtues.


milliesme

French: millième

Inherited from Old French millesme, from Latin mīllēsimus. By surface analysis, mille + -iesme.


centiesme

French: centième

Inherited from Old French centesme, from Latin centēsimus. By surface analysis, cent + -iesme.


ouvé

ouvé m (feminine singular ouvée, masculine plural ouvés, feminine plural ouvées)

ouvée (feminine singular)
ouvés (masculine plural)
ouvées (feminine plural)

French: œuvé

En faiſant ceſte onction, ils y appliquẽt le ſang dudit poiſſon, & la ceruelle, & les œufs, ſ’il eſtoit ouué: iaçoit que deuant qu’appliquer cecy, & faire vſer de ceſte diſtillation, ils font dieter le patient, & le phlebotoment, ainſi qu’ils ont couſtume de faire à toute autre maladie: & parle qui en vouldra du contraire, veu que ie ſçay que toutes nations eſtrangeres en vſent plus cent fois que nous, voire ſ’ils n’ont mal qu’au bout du doigt, ou vne veſſie ſur le nez.

1575, André Thevet, La Coſmographie Vniuerſelle d’André Theuet Coſmographe du Roy, volume I, Paris: Pierre l’Huilier, book x, chapter x: « De l’Iſle de Corgve: comme les Mahometans portent les morts en terre, & de diuerſes ſortes de Poiſſons. », pages 342–343: