blafard

French

Etymology

From Middle High German bleichvar (“pale-coloured”), from bleich (“pale”) + var (“colour”) (compare German Farbe).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bla.faʁ/
Rhymes: -aʁ

Adjective

blafard (feminine singular blafarde, masculine plural blafards, feminine plural blafardes)

pale, wan, pallid
- 1947, Boris Vian, L'écume des jours, Kindle edition:
  À travers les vitres, de chaque côté, on distinguait un soleil terne, blafard, semé de grandes taches noires, un peu plus lumineux en son centre.
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Further reading

“blafard” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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