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English
Etymology
From French empressement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ˈpɹɛs.mɒ̃/, /ɒmˈpɹɛs.mənt/
Noun
empressement (countable and uncountable, plural empressements)
- (archaic) Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm.
1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 13:So Macmaster saw – almost physically – Sir Reginald Ingleby perceiving the empressement with which his valued subordinate was treated in the drawing-rooms of Mrs. Leamington, Mrs. Cressy, the Hon. Mrs. de Limoux […]
French
Etymology
From empresser (“to hurry; to hasten”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
empressement m (plural empressements)
- attentiveness
- eagerness, alacrity
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