douloureux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French douloureux, from Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor (whence douleur). By surface analysis, douleur + -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.lu.ʁø/
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Adjective

douloureux (feminine douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)

  1. painful
    Antonym: indolore

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dolerous and its variants, from Late Latin dolōrōsus, from Latin dolor.

Adjective

douloureux m (feminine singular douloureuse, masculine plural douloureux, feminine plural douloureuses)

  1. painful

Descendants

  • French: douloureux
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