flasque
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]flasque (not comparable)
- (mathematics) flabby
- a flasque sheaf
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Latin flaccus, with spelling pronunciation of non-etymological s. Doublet of flache.
Adjective
[edit]flasque (plural flasques)
- flabby, not firm
- Synonym: mou
- (figurative) characterless
- 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
- marc. Yvan, tu n’as pas de consistance. Tu es un être hybride et flasque.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Ultimately from Late Latin flascō. Doublet of fiasco and flacon.
Noun
[edit]flasque f (plural flasques)
Further reading
[edit]- “flasque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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