vouvoiement

French

Alternative forms

• voussoiement

Etymology

From vouvoyer +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vu.vwa.mɑ̃/

Noun

vouvoiement m (plural vouvoiements)

1. the use of formal register, addressing someone with the polite vous-form

   Antonym: tutoiement

Further reading

• “vouvoiement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.