triste
Meaning
Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹɪst/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English trist, triste (-e form is less common), borrowed from Old French trist, triste, from Latin trīstis (“sad, sorrowful”). Re-borrowed late 18c. (as “dull, uninteresting”) as a French word in English and often spelled triste.
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