# tristesse

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. sadness

## Etymology
From Middle English trestesse, tristes, tristesce, tristesse, tristice, from Middle French tristesse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tristesse