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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

clameur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: clameur

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clamor/ˈklæm.ər/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La clameur de la foule montait."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

    "The clamor of the crowd grew louder as the protest began."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb clamare, meaning 'to cry out' or 'to shout'. It entered Middle English via Old French as clamor in the 14th century, initially denoting a loud, continuous shouting or protest before expanding to describe any vehement expression of public demand or dissatisfaction.

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