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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhànlì
"优美的音乐引起了他一阵战栗。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sudden feeling of excitement or fear; a shudder or thrill, often experienced as a physical sensation such as goosebumps.
"A sudden frisson of excitement ran through the audience as the lights dimmed." - 2
An aesthetic chill, particularly one elicited by listening to powerful music or viewing art.
"The haunting violin solo gave her an unmistakable frisson of pleasure."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from the French noun 'frisson', meaning a shiver or thrill, which stems from the Old French 'frisson' and ultimately from the Latin 'frictio' or 'friscere', related to shivering from cold or fear. In contemporary English, it has been widely adopted as a loanword to specifically describe aesthetic chills or psychological thrills.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Frisson" is said worldwide
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frisson
Transliteration: fʁisɔ̃
"Il a ressenti un frisson d'angoisse."
Schauer
Transliteration: ˈʃaʊɐ
"Ein Schauer lief ihm über den Rücken."
brivido
Transliteration: ˈbrivido
"Ho provato un brivido di emozione."
escalofrío
Transliteration: eskaloˈfɾio
"Sintió un escalofrío al escuchar la música."
arrepio
Transliteration: aʁeˈpiu
"A música causou-lhe um arrepio na espinha."
सिहरन
Transliteration: siharan
"गाना सुनकर उसके शरीर में एक सिहरन दौड़ गई।"
战栗
Transliteration: zhànlì
"优美的音乐引起了他一阵战栗。"
전율
Transliteration: jeonyul
"그녀의 목소리는 청중에게 전율을 주었다."
戦慄
Transliteration: senritsu
"その音楽を聴いて心地よい戦慄を覚えた。"
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