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froideur

  • /fɹwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/
  • /fwɑːˈdɜː(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French froideur (literally “coldness”).

noun froideurs

  1. uncountable, usually A cold or indifferent manner.
  2. 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.

    Similar: antipathy, hostility

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"froideur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/froideur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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froideur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/froideur

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"froideur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/froideur.

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@misc{froideur_2026,
  title = {froideur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/froideur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}