tristesse

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tristesse

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From Middle English trestesse, tristes, tristesce, tristesse, tristice, from Middle French tristesse.

noun

  1. literary, uncountable sadness The robot let out a long heartfelt sigh of impassioned tristesse and sank reluctantly away from the ceiling.

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@misc{tristesse_2026,
  title = {tristesse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tristesse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}