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trist¹

  • /tɹɪst/

Rhymes with -ɪst

Where it comes from

Apparently related to trust.

noun trists

  1. obsolete Trust, faith.

verb trists · tristing · tristed

  1. obsolete To trust, have faith in.

trist²

  • /tɹɪst/

Rhymes with -ɪst

Where it comes from

From Old French triste. Compare tryst.

noun trists

  1. obsolete A set station in hunting.
  2. obsolete Obsolete form of tryst (“secret meeting”). George Douglas […] caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.

trist³

  • /tɹɪst/

Rhymes with -ɪst

adjective more trist · most trist

  1. alternative Alternative form of triste (“sad; sorrowful; gloomy”). A bitter ſorrow by the hart him bit, / Amas’d, aſham’d, diſgras’d, ſad, ſilent, triſt, [...]

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

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

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@misc{trist_2026,
  title = {trist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}