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Showing words for FRISSON using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Frisson
frisson
6 Letter Words for Frisson
frison, rosins
5 Letter Words for Frisson
finos, firns, foins, friss, frons, infos, irons, noirs, noris, ornis, roins, rosin, siros, sison, sorns
4 Letter Words for Frisson
fino, fins, firn, firs, foin, fons, foss, fris, fros, info, inro, ions, iron, isos, noir, nori, orfs, rifs, rins, roin, ross, sins, sion, sirs, soir, sons, sori, sorn, sris
3 Letter Words for Frisson
fin, fir, fon, for, fri, fro, frs, ifs, inf, ins, iof, ion, ios, irs, isn, iso, nis, nor, nos, ois, oni, ons, orf, ors, osi, rfs, rif, rin, rio, roi, ron, ros, sif, sin, sir, sis, son, sri
Definitions for Frisson
[1] a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
[2] a shudder or shiver; thrill
Words nearby Frisson
frisian carving, frisian islands, frisk, frisket, frisky, frisson, frisé, frisée, frit, frit fly, frites
Origin of Frisson
1770–80; < French: shiver, shudder, Old French friçons (plural) < Late Latin frictiōnem, accusative of frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage, friction
Word origin for Frisson
C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver