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lourd.

heavy

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/luʁ/

  1. heavy

  2. loaded with

    lourd de conséquences
    lourd de sens

  3. clumsy, oafish

  4. annoying, a drag

    informal
    Ce type est vraiment lourd, il arrête pas de me parler sans remarquer que je m'en fous.

  5. sultry, humid

  6. heavyweight

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, probably from Latin lūridus (“sallow”), possibly influenced by Frankish *lort (“crooked, clumsy”); related to Old English lort (“crooked”).

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