euphémisme

French

Etymology

From Late Latin euphemismos (“euphemism”), from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø.fe.mism/ ~ /ø.fe.mizm/

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• Homophone: euphémismes
• Hyphenation: eu‧phé‧misme

Noun

euphémisme m (plural euphémismes)

1. euphemism

Related terms

• euphémique

Further reading

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