sadness; melancholy
Origin of tristesse
French
noun
Tristesse is defined as a state of sadness.
When your best friend has just moved away and you are feeling really unhappy about it, the state you are in is an example of tritesse.
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Sentence Examples
- Sometimes they are headed like the chapters of a treatise on ethics: "De la tristesse," "De 1'oisivete," "De la peur," "De l'amitie."
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