marivaudage
English
Etymology
From French marivaudage.
Noun
marivaudage (countable and uncountable, plural marivaudages)
- (literary) A writing style characterized by an affectation of refinement, originating from the writing of the French novelist Pierre de Marivaux.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁi.vo.daʒ/
Audio (file)
Noun
marivaudage m (plural marivaudages)
- marivaudage
Derived terms
- amarivaudé
Further reading
- “marivaudage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.