froideur
noun
froi·deur
ˌf(r)wä-ˈdər 
-ˈdœr
: 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
Tom Shone and Nicoletta SantoroThere was, as befitting his Scandinavian froideur, little outward sign of emotion …—Oliver Brown
Oliver BrownExamples of froideur in a Sentence
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Yet her froideur served her well in 1974, when a man pulled up in front of her and her husband’s Rolls-Royce and ordered her to get out.
—Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 18 Jan. 2023
When our conversation neared the subject of partisan influence on the Exchange, Rinat evinced a tactful froideur.
—Wired, 15 July 2022
Inna and Maksym still loved their parents, and spoke to them often, but the tumult of 2014 created an intergenerational froideur.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
Christie, on the other hand, nails the icy froideur of a top-tier arts administrator, all murderous self-interest under a thin veneer of jocularity and red satin.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
There is a froideur, a coldness, in some interactions.
—Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021
His runway shows, too, were some of fashion’s most fun, with good music, snacks, and revelry replacing the froideur that can permeate other events.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 July 2021
Patient, composed, and cool to the point of froideur, Martin Scorsese’s latest film, speculating on the fate of Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), slows the passage of time.
—Natan Last, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2019
Such is the method of the movie: patient, composed, and cool to the point of froideur.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
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Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 18 Jan. 2023
When our conversation neared the subject of partisan influence on the Exchange, Rinat evinced a tactful froideur.
—Wired, 15 July 2022
Inna and Maksym still loved their parents, and spoke to them often, but the tumult of 2014 created an intergenerational froideur.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
Christie, on the other hand, nails the icy froideur of a top-tier arts administrator, all murderous self-interest under a thin veneer of jocularity and red satin.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
There is a froideur, a coldness, in some interactions.
—Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021
His runway shows, too, were some of fashion’s most fun, with good music, snacks, and revelry replacing the froideur that can permeate other events.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 July 2021
Patient, composed, and cool to the point of froideur, Martin Scorsese’s latest film, speculating on the fate of Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), slows the passage of time.
—Natan Last, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2019
Such is the method of the movie: patient, composed, and cool to the point of froideur.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
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“Froideur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/froideur. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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