maussade

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.sad/

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Adjective

maussade (plural maussades)

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

Derived terms

• maussadement

Further reading

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