douloureux

French

Etymology

From Middle French douloureux, from Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.lu.ʁø/

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Adjective

douloureux (feminine douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)

1. painful

Related terms

• douleur

Further reading

• “douloureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.

Adjective

douloureux m (feminine singular douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)

1. painful

Descendants

• French: douloureux