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noun, plural -sons 
[-sohnz; Fr. -sawn] .
[-sohnz; Fr. -sawn] . a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
Origin:
1770–80; < French: shiver, shudder, Old French friçons (plural) < Late Latin frictiōnem, accusative of frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage, friction
1770–80; < French: shiver, shudder, Old French friçons (plural) < Late Latin frictiōnem, accusative of frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage, friction
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Frisson
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- The variety is entertaining and always adds a degree of frisson.
- There is a difference in that frisson one gets in being a little bad and being amoral.
- The multicultural frisson is no more than a happy by-product.
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frisson
1777, from Fr. frisson, lit. "shiver, thrill."
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