Polyglot Dictionary

allégresse

/aleˈɡʁɛs/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. jubilation, elation

    • Toute la ville a célébré dans l'allégresse.

      The whole town celebrated in jubilation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Literary register for intense collective joy -- stronger and more formal than simple "joie" (joy).

Practice

1 What does allégresse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Toute la ville a célébré dans l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches allégresse?

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