maussade
French
Etymology
From Old French malsade. analyzable as mau- + sade, the Old French word inherited from Latin sapidus (“tasty”) (which was borrowed as sapide).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo.sad/
maussade (file)
Adjective
maussade (plural maussades)
- sullen (mood)
- dull, dreary (landscape, weather etc.)
Derived terms
- maussadement
Further reading
- “maussade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.