Plural of intrigue
regular plural
The plural of intrigue is intrigues.
Forms of intrigue
| Singular | intrigue /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | intrigues /ˈɪntɹiːɡz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Intrigues in a sentence
- She tried to remain aloof from courtly intrigues.From the entry courtly
- Intrigues at court then drove him to despair, and he committed suicide by swallowing poison.1977, Marguerite Fawdry, Chinese Childhood, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 111. From the entry Tsao-yang
- Trotsky remarked that Stalin ‘never did any serious work’ but was always ‘busy with his intrigues’.1968, Robert Conquest, “The Purge Begins”, in The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL…. From the entry manœuvre
- What intrigues us is what will happen when the ersatzes for the ersatzes come along.1955 June 30, “Ersatzes for Ersatzes”, in The Christian Science Monitor, volume 47, number 182. From the entry ersatz
- Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XLIII, in Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC. From the entry involved
Meaning of intrigue
- noun A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem; the practice of engaging in hidden schemes.
- noun Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.
- noun The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
Questions about the plural of intrigue
- What is the plural of intrigue?
- The plural of intrigue is intrigues.
- Is intrigue countable?
- Intrigue is a countable and uncountable noun.
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