flasque

English

Etymology

French flasque

Adjective

flasque (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) flabby

   a flasque sheaf

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flask/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin flaccus, with spelling pronunciation of non-etymological s. Doublet of flache.

Adjective

flasque (plural flasques)

1. flabby, not firm

   Synonym: mou

2. (figurative) characterless
   • 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:

     marc. Yvan, tu n’as pas de consistance. Tu es un être hybride et flasque.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• flaccide

Descendants

• → Catalan: flasc
• → Romanian: flasc

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Late Latin flascō. Doublet of fiasco and flacon.

Noun

flasque f (plural flasques)

1. flask

Further reading

• “flasque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.