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noun froi·deur \ ˌf(r)wä-ˈdər , -ˈdœr \

Definition of froideur

:coolness or extreme reserve in manner

… glaring at reporters from beneath her jet-black eyebrows, lasering unwelcome questions with arctic blasts of froideur.
—Tom Shone and Nicoletta Santoro

There was, as befitting his Scandinavian froideur, little outward sign of emotion …
—Oliver Brown

Origin and Etymology of froideur

borrowed from French, literally, "chill, cold," going back to Old French freidur, froidour, from freid, froid "cold" (going back to Latin frīgidus) + -ur, -our ²-or — more at frigid

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First Known Use: 1784

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French noun froi·deur \ frwä-dœr \

Definition of froideur

:coolness :coldness of manner

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