frisson
3
9.8
- noun
- /friˈsɒn/
- Literature
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- I felt we'd be able to get that kind of frisson between mother and daughter.
Examples
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We get to experience a fraction of the life-affirming frisson of emotional excitement.
Blog text (8) -
For many North Americans, I believe, there is a frisson of hope and expectation.
Academic text (2015) -
"I should not have had to ask, and I felt a frisson of anger.
Fiction book (1998) -
And yet, there was a frisson of delight in it, a frisson of relief as well.
Fiction book (2002) -
With a frisson of surprise, he realized that he really cared.
Fiction book (1990) -
A frisson of awareness brought all of her nerve endings to full alert.
Fiction book (1998) -
The name Mattie produced a frisson in the air, a tension that quivered between the two women.
Fiction book (1998) -
The smell was damp and musty, and Virginia knew a small frisson of anticipation.
Fiction book (1990) -
Spectators would identify their own bodies with those onstage, recognizing their differences with a pleasant frisson of shock.
Academic text (2003) -
As the lights dimmed and the music began, I felt a frisson of excitement run through the audience.
Synonyms
283
2.4
A sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure that can include fear
110
4.0
A sudden shiver of fear or excitement
50
1.4
A sudden small shake of the body from cold, fear or excitement
26
3.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest
26
3.3
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
6
3.9
A small shaking movement in the voice often caused by fear or excitement
Antonyms
How Thrilling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frisson comes from the French verb frissonner, which means 'to shiver' or 'tremble'. So a frisson is a sudden little shiver of feeling, a quick thrill or chill of excitement.