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fierté

/fjɛɹ.teɪ/

fierté noun: pride, high self-esteem.

Noun

fierté (uncountable)

  1. Pride, high self-esteem.
    • [H]e understood that Godfrey's fiertè had proceeded from the jealous sensibility of a gentleman declined into the vale of misfortune.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin of fierté

From French fierté.

Questions about fierté

What does fierté mean?
Fierté means pride, high self-esteem.
What part of speech is fierté?
Fierté is a noun.
How do you pronounce fierté?
Fierté is pronounced /fjɛɹ.teɪ/.

Words near fierté in the dictionary

  1. Fiero
  2. Fieros
  3. Fierro
  4. Fierros
  5. fiers
  6. fierté
  7. fiery
  8. fiery azalea
  9. fiery cross
  10. Fiery Cross Reef
  11. fiery crosses

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