gratuité

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.tɥi.te/
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Noun

gratuité f (plural gratuités)

  1. the quality of being provided gratis, of being free of charge
    La gratuité de l’école publique en France.
    The fact that public school is free of charge in France.
  2. the quality of being gratuitous (unwarranted or unjustified); gratuitousness
    La gratuité de son hypothèse affaiblit cette théorie.
    The gratuitousness of its hypothesis weakens this theory.
  3. the quality of being gratuitous (without necessity or reason); gratuitousness
    La gratuité de ce meurtre me rend malade.
    The gratuitousness of that murder makes me sick.
    La gratuité de l’art pour l’art.
    The gratuitousness of art for art's sake.

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