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English
Etymology
From French fierté.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɛɹ.teɪ/, /fi.(j)ɛɹ.teɪ/
Noun
fierté (uncountable)
- Pride, high self-esteem.
1751, Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., , →OCLC:e understood that Godfrey's fiertè had proceeded from the jealous sensibility of a gentleman declined into the vale of misfortune.
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French
Etymology
From fier + -té, corresponding to Latin feritātem.
Pronunciation
Noun
fierté f (plural fiertés)
- pride (positive emotion), self-esteem
1759, Voltaire, chapter 13, in Candide:Ce seigneur avait une fierté convenable à un homme qui portait tant de noms.- This nobleman carried himself with a haughtiness suitable to a person who bore so many names.
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