frisson
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noun, plural fris·sons [-sohnz; French -sawn] .
[-sohnz; French -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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| —n | |
| a shudder or shiver; thrill | |
| [C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver] | |
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Word Origin & History
frisson
1777, from Fr. frisson, lit. "shiver, thrill."
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Example sentences
So the discovery of methane anywhere in the solar system causes a frisson of excitement among astronomers.
They seem rather to have stimulated them, providing a frisson of the forbidden.
Counter-adjustments have been made to retain the frisson of exclusivity.
Add an uneven performance from the kitchen and the food doesn't live up to the frisson.
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