minauderie

English

Etymology

French minauderie

Noun

minauderie (countable and uncountable, plural minauderies)

  1. affectation; an affected remark or behaviour

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /minod(ə)ʁi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophone: minauderies

Noun

minauderie f (plural minauderies)

  1. affectation
    • 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Pour maître Nicolas, barbier du même village, il assurait que nul n’approchait du chevalier de Phébus, et que si quelqu’un pouvait lui être comparé, c’était le seul don Galaor, frère d’Amadis de Gaule; car celui-là était propre à tout, sans minauderie, sans grimaces, non point un pleurnicheur comme son frère, et pour le courage, ne lui cédant pas d’un pouce.
      As for master Nicolas, barber of the village, he assure that none could approach the knight Phoebus, and that if someone could be compared to him, it was the only don Galaor, brother of Amadis of Gaul; for he was equal to any occasion, without affectation, without grimaces, not a sniveller like his brother, and as for courage, did not yield to him an inch.

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