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étourderie

UK/eɪˈtɔːd(ə)ɹi/

étourderie noun: thoughtlessness, carelessness; a thoughtless act.

Noun

étourderie (plural étourderies)

  1. Thoughtlessness, carelessness; a thoughtless act.
    • [S]ome sudden etourderie not at all in harmony with my feelings; some trait, in the character of her country, has suddenly dissolved the charm, and awakened me to a full sense of the folly I was guilty of.1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 119
    • Henry is blameless, and in spite of a moment's étourderie thinks of nobody but you.1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], Mansfield Park: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC

Forms of étourderie

pluralétourderies

Origin of étourderie

From French étourderie.

Questions about étourderie

What does étourderie mean?
Étourderie means thoughtlessness, carelessness; a thoughtless act.
What part of speech is étourderie?
Étourderie is a noun.
How do you pronounce étourderie?
Étourderie is pronounced /eɪˈtɔːd(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of étourderie?
The plural of étourderie is étourderies.

Words near étourderie in the dictionary

  1. étoiles
  2. étouffé
  3. étouffée
  4. étouffées
  5. étouffés
  6. étourderie
  7. étourderies
  8. Étoy
  9. étrier
  10. étriers
  11. étrécissement

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