maussade

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French malsade. analyzable as mau- + sade, the Old French word inherited from Latin sapidus (“tasty”) (which was borrowed as sapide).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mo.sad/
maussade (file)

Adjective edit

maussade (plural maussades)

sullen (mood)
dull, dreary (landscape, weather etc.)

Derived terms edit

maussadement

Further reading edit

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

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