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triste

[ treest ]

adjective

, French.
  1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy.


triste

/ ˈtrɪstfʊl; triːst /

adjective

  1. archaic words for sad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtristfully, adverb
  • ˈtristfulness, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of triste1

from French
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Example Sentences

Perhaps, although not as triste as the day when The Netherlands took Spain apart.

Here and there however a few shrubs partially concealed the sand, and gave a variety to the scene which was dismally triste.

Ennui is a word one hears constantly; if it rains toute le monde est triste.

It was one of the most horrible and disastrous scenes on record, and acquired the name among the Spaniards of the noche triste.

J'ai toujours mpris la triste philosophie qui veut nous rendre insensibles la gloire.

He was so triste, and withal very jealous, which was the more absurd, because he was old.

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