pesanteur

French

Etymology

From pesant +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ/

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Noun

pesanteur f (plural pesanteurs)

1. (physics) gravity
2. weight
3. heaviness
4. (said of a person) slowness, dullness

Further reading

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