fierté
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fierté (uncountable)
- Pride, high self-esteem.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol I, ch. 31:
- [H]e understood that Godfrey's fiertè had proceeded from the jealous sensibility of a gentleman declined into the vale of misfortune.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol I, ch. 31:
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fier + -té, corresponding to Latin feritās, feritātem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fierté f (plural fiertés)
- pride (positive emotion), self-esteem
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Haitian Creole: fyète
- Louisiana Creole French: lafyèrté
- Mauritian Creole: fyerte
- Seychellois Creole: lafyerte
Further reading[edit]
- “fierté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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