faim

See also: fáim

French

Etymology

From Latin fames (“hunger”). Compare Galician fame, Portuguese fome, Italian fame and Romanian foame.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛ̃/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophones: faims, fin, fins, feins, feint, feints

Noun

faim f (plural faims)

hunger (desire of food).
hunger (strong desire).

Synonyms

Antonyms

satiété

Derived terms

Derived terms

abat-faim
avoir faim
coupe-faim

crève-la-faim
faim-valle
meurt-de-faim

Further reading

“faim” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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