franion
franion noun: a cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
Noun
franion (plural franions)
- A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
- First by her side did sitt the bold Sansloy,
Fitt mate for such a mincing mineon,
Who in her loosenesse tooke exceeding ioy;
Might not be found a francker franion,
Of her leawd parts to make companion:1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 215 - […] as I am frollicke franion, never in all my life was I so dead slaine.1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 12-14
- First by her side did sitt the bold Sansloy,
Forms of franion
| plural | franions |
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Origin of franion
Uncertain.
Questions about franion
- What does franion mean?
- Franion means a cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
- What part of speech is franion?
- Franion is a noun.
- What is the plural of franion?
- The plural of franion is franions.
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