frisson
[ free-sohn; French free-sawn ]
/ friˈsõʊ̃; French friˈsɔ̃ /
noun, plural fris·sons [free-sohnz; French free-sawn] /friˈsõʊ̃z; French friˈsɔ̃/.
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
VIDEO FOR FRISSON
WATCH NOW: Have You Ever Felt A Frisson?
A frisson is "a sudden feeling or sensation of excitement, emotion, or thrill." What's made you experience this feeling?
Origin of frisson
1770–80; < French: shiver, shudder, Old French
friçons (plural) < Late Latin
frictiōnem, accusative of
frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of
frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage,
friction
Words nearby frisson
frisian carving,
frisian islands,
frisk,
frisket,
frisky,
frisson,
frisé,
frisée,
frit,
frit fly,
frites
Example sentences from the Web for frisson
British Dictionary definitions for frisson
frisson
/ French (frisɔ̃) /
noun
a shudder or shiver; thrill
Word Origin for frisson
C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver