Definitions for frissons

frissons fris·son

Spelling: [free-sohn; French free-saw
IPA: /friˈsõʊ̃; French friˈsɔ̃/

Frissons is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 120 anagrams from letters in frissons (finorsss).

Definitions for frissons

noun

  1. a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:
  2. a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill:

Origin of frissons

1770-80; French: shiver, shudder, Old French friçons (plural) Late Latin frictiōnem, accusative of frictiō shiver (taken as derivative of frīgēre to be cold), Latin: massage, Examples for frissons

I must have experiences, pictures, that frisson, as the French say.

The political risk of new books was replaced by the frisson of scandal.

Further, united in positivity, the frisson within the judging panel has evaporated.

These are the tapestries that grip the heart, that cause a frisson of joy to the beholder.

No purely physical theory can interpret all the mystery of the frisson.

And the appetite that drove her to ask for more, that was the only sauce–an appetite that was a frisson.

You know, a novel comes not from a decision but a frisson, a sort of shiver that goes through you.

A frisson of breathless excitement rippled through the Twitter community last week as a mysterious new member made his debut.

If there was a frisson of drama, it came when Gingrich spoke after Romney was projected to win Delaware.

Her nourishment was ever the latest “frisson,” to use her own word.

If there was a frisson of drama, it came when Gingrich spoke after Romney was projected to win Delaware.

And the appetite that drove her to ask for more, that was the only sauce–an appetite that was a frisson.

Further, united in positivity, the frisson within the judging panel has evaporated.

I must have experiences, pictures, that frisson, as the French say.

The political risk of new books was replaced by the frisson of scandal.

No purely physical theory can interpret all the mystery of the frisson.

Her nourishment was ever the latest “frisson,” to use her own word.

You know, a novel comes not from a decision but a frisson, a sort of shiver that goes through you.

These are the tapestries that grip the heart, that cause a frisson of joy to the beholder.

A frisson of breathless excitement rippled through the Twitter community last week as a mysterious new member made his debut.

Word Value for frissons
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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