doloriste
French, adjective/dɔ.lɔ.ʁist/
doloriste is spelled D-O-L-O-R-I-S-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doloriste is a French adjective meaning “doleful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se complaît dans la douleur”.
What does doloriste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
doleful
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se complaît dans la douleur.
noun: 1. Adepte du dolorisme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of doloriste
- doloristes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doloriste?
- /dɔ.lɔ.ʁist/
- \dɔ.lɔ.ʁist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is doloriste in French?
doloriste appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).