causerie

[ koh-zuh-ree; French kohzuh-ree ]

noun

, plural cau·se·ries [koh-z, uh, -, reez, kohz, uh, -, ree].

1. an informal talk or chat.
2. a short, informal essay, article, etc.

causerie

/ kozri; ˈkəʊzərɪ /

noun

1. an informal talk or conversational piece of writing

Word History and Origins

Origin of causerie¹

First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to caus(er) “to chat” (from Latin causārī “to plead at law,” derivative of causa “judicial proceedings, legal case, trial”) + -erie; -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of causerie¹

C19: from French, from causer to chat

Example Sentences

If you read Notes on a Cellar Book, as you should, you will agree that it is a charmingly light-hearted causerie for a gentleman to publish at the age of seventy-five.

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He speaks without notes; for, indeed, such a causerie spins itself, like a sailor's yarn, though out of finer materials.

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As for the exquisite little causerie it remains to us safe and secure, veritable treasure-trove of unsullied gold against the years that the locust hath eaten.

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He had lived much in Paris, where he studied impressionism and perfected his natural talent for causerie, and his inborn preference for the hedonistic view of life.

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This could no longer--it was impossible--be the mere inspiration of the moment, and only a harmless causerie.

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