durfloos

Dutch

Etymology

From durf (“bravey, valour”) +‎ -loos (“-less”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏrf.loːs/
  • Hyphenation: durf‧loos

Adjective

durfloos (comparative durflozer, superlative meest durfloos or durfloost)

  1. cowardly, undaring, timid
    • 1904 December, Daan van der Zee, "Politiekamer", in Groot Nederland, vol. 3, page 599.
      't Blijft evenwel gedwongen. Karelsen's arm rondt zich om Marie's middel, maar 't gaat zoo durfloos-langzaam, of 't nooit eer is gebeurd.

Inflection
Inflection of durfloos
uninflected durfloos
inflected durfloze
comparative durflozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial durfloosdurflozerhet durfloost
het durflooste
indefinite m./f. sing. durflozedurflozeredurflooste
n. sing. durfloosdurflozerdurflooste
plural durflozedurflozeredurflooste
definite durflozedurflozeredurflooste
partitive durfloosdurflozers—

Derived terms
  • durfloosheid
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