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boutade

boutade noun: a sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.

Noun

boutade (plural boutades)

  1. A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
    • [H]e suddenly broke out, "Well, then, as I understand you, what you recommend me is to marry Miss Bernardstone, and carry on an intrigue with Lady Vandeleur!" He knew perfectly that I recommended nothing of the sort, and he must have been very angry to indulge in this boutade.1884, Henry James, “The Path of Duty”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, 2(15): 240-256
    • Thus we see that Wilde's witticisms contain a wealth of unsuspected meaning. Even his apparently nonsensical boutades are Late Romantic gestures.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

boutade meaning in Tamil

boutade in Tamil

திடீசெழுச்சி, உணர்ச்சிப்போக்கு, மனம்போன போக்கு

Forms of boutade

pluralboutades

Origin of boutade

Borrowed from French boutade, from bouter (“to thrust”). See butt.

Questions about boutade

What does boutade mean?
Boutade means a sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
What is boutade in Tamil?
Boutade in Tamil is திடீசெழுச்சி, உணர்ச்சிப்போக்கு, மனம்போன போக்கு. See Boutade meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is boutade?
Boutade is a noun.
What is the plural of boutade?
The plural of boutade is boutades.

Words near boutade in the dictionary

  1. boustrophedons
  2. boustrophic
  3. bousy
  4. bout
  5. bouta
  6. boutade
  7. boutades
  8. boutargue
  9. Boutboul
  10. boutcha
  11. boutchas

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