infortune

See also: infortuné

English

Etymology

From Latin infortunium. See in- (“not”), and fortune.

Noun

infortune (usually uncountable, plural infortunes)

(obsolete) misfortune
- 1394, Chaucer, “v. 3591”, in The Monk's Tale‎:
  Why sholde I nat thyn infortune acounte, Sith in estaat thow cloumbe were so hye?

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃fɔʁtyn/
Rhymes: -yn
Homophone: infortunes

Noun

infortune f (plural infortunes)

misfortune
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter XXIX:
  Ce fut au fond des leurs [leurs âmes] que ceux qui avaient écouté le récit de ses infortunes ressentirent l’étonnement et la compassion qu’elle inspirait.
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  It happened in the bottom of theirs [their souls] that those that had listened to the narrative of her misfortunes felt the astonishment and compassion that she inspired.

Related terms

Further reading

“infortune” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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