fierté
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɛɹ.teɪ/, /fi.(j)ɛɹ.teɪ/
Noun
fierté (uncountable)
- Pride, high self-esteem.
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- [H]e understood that Godfrey's fiertè had proceeded from the jealous sensibility of a gentleman declined into the vale of misfortune.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From fier + -té, corresponding to Latin feritātem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɛʁ.te/
Noun
fierté f (plural fiertés)
- pride (positive emotion), self-esteem
Related terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: fyète
- Louisiana Creole: lafyèrté
- Mauritian Creole: fyerte
- Seychellois Creole: lafyerte
Further reading
- “fierté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.