agrément

Noun

agrément (countable and uncountable, plural agréments)

1. (archaic, in plural) Pleasant qualities, charms.
   • There can be nothing imagined more charming, more fascinating than this Colony. Between their Sufferings and their agrémens, they occupy us almost wholly.1793, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 359
   • America does not offer the agréments to a tourist which almost any part of Europe offers.1904, William James, letter, 1 January
2. (in plural) Grace notes.
3. Formal approval given by a state government to a diplomat from another country.
   • It is customary […] to sound a foreign government privately before making a formal application for an agrément.1939, Harold Nicolson, Diplomacy
   • Under diplomatic protocols, when a new ambassador is proposed if the accepting country does not officially accept the appointment – known as agrément – it is supposed to be understood that the appointment is rejected, the situation in Dayan’s case.2016 March 28, Peter Beaumont, The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   agréation