frisson

fris·son

F0331800 (frē-sōN′)n. pl. fris·sons (-sōNz′, -sōN′) A moment of intense excitement; a shudder: The story's ending arouses a frisson of terror.

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[French, from Old French fricons, pl. of fricon, a trembling, from Vulgar Latin *frīctiō, *frīctiōn-, from Latin frīgēre, to be cold.]

frisson

(frisɔ̃) na shudder or shiver; thrill[C18 (but in common use only from C20): literally: shiver]

fris•son

(friˈsõʊ̃)

n. a passing sensation of excitement; thrill. [1770–80; < French: shiver, shudder, Old French friçons (pl.) < Late Latin frictiōnem, acc. of frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage, friction]

frisson

A French word meaning a shiver, used to mean a thrill or sensation of excitement or fear.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frisson - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"quiver, shudder, tingle, chill, thrill, shiverfear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

Translations

brivido [di piacere]