étourdien.

Brit.

/eɪtʊəˈdiː/,

/eɪtɔːˈdiː/, U.S.

/ˌeɪtɔrˈdi/

Forms: 1800s etourdie, 1800s– étourdie.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French étourdie.

Etymology: < French étourdie (1663 or earlier), use as noun of étourdie , feminine of étourdi étourdi adj. Compare earlier étourdi n., étourdi adj., étourderie n.

Now rare.

A thoughtless, irresponsible, or foolish woman. Cf. étourdi n.

ΚΠ

1832 Tatler 6 Mar. 221/1 I never feel inclined to play the Etourdie with the respectable Abbess.

1899 P. H. Fitzgerald Good Queen Charlotte v. 89 These were the acts of an étourdie—a not uncommon type, whose ideas outstrip words and reflection.

1905 Mrs. H. Ward Marriage of William Ashe ii. 29 What a little étourdie! How lacking in the reserves, the natural instincts and shrinkings of the well-bred English girl!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	étourdie
释义	étourdien. Brit. /eɪtʊəˈdiː/, /eɪtɔːˈdiː/, U.S. /ˌeɪtɔrˈdi/ Forms: 1800s etourdie, 1800s– étourdie. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French étourdie. Etymology: < French étourdie (1663 or earlier), use as noun of étourdie , feminine of étourdi étourdi adj. Compare earlier étourdi n., étourdi adj., étourderie n. Now rare. A thoughtless, irresponsible, or foolish woman. Cf. étourdi n. ΚΠ 1832 Tatler 6 Mar. 221/1 I never feel inclined to play the Etourdie with the respectable Abbess. 1899 P. H. Fitzgerald Good Queen Charlotte v. 89 These were the acts of an étourdie—a not uncommon type, whose ideas outstrip words and reflection. 1905 Mrs. H. Ward Marriage of William Ashe ii. 29 What a little étourdie! How lacking in the reserves, the natural instincts and shrinkings of the well-bred English girl! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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