distraite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French distraite, feminine form of distrait. Compare blonde.

Adjective[edit]

distraite (comparative more distraite, superlative most distraite)

  1. (of a woman) Alternative form of distrait
    • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.1:
      I never saw Mrs. Frere to less advantage. Silent, distraite, and sad.

French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

distraite

  1. feminine singular of distrait