What does tristesse mean?
Tristesse means (literary) sadness.
Tristesse
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(literary) sadness.
Example Sentences
The robot let out a long heartfelt sigh of impassioned tristesse and sank reluctantly away from the ceiling.
“The peculiar resonance of his postcoital tristesse, for example.”
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The robot let out a long heartfelt sigh of impassioned tristesse and sank reluctantly away from the ceiling.
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