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gaieté de cœur

gaieté de cœur noun: lightheartedness; playfulness.

Noun

gaieté de cœur (uncountable)

  1. Lightheartedness; playfulness.
    • Meanwhile, he […] attended me in all my excursions, and particularly in an expedition to Antwerp, with two other gentlemen, where in downright gaietè de cœur, we sat for our pictures, which were drawn in one piece […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
    • Emily […] in youthful gaieté de cœur had got a little tired of her.1886, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Chantry House

Origin of gaieté de cœur

From French gaieté de cœur.

Questions about gaieté de cœur

What does gaieté de cœur mean?
Gaieté de cœur means lightheartedness; playfulness.
What part of speech is gaieté de cœur?
Gaieté de cœur is a noun.

Words near gaieté de cœur in the dictionary

  1. gaidonnayite
  2. Gaier
  3. Gaiers
  4. gaieties
  5. gaiety
  6. gaieté de cœur
  7. Gaige
  8. gaiji
  9. gaijin
  10. gaijin card
  11. gaijin cards

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