pleutre

common nounadjective

probably from Dutch pleute (worthless thing, rag; scoundrel); attested in the dialects of the north and northeast in the sense of 'coward, incapable'.

Definitions

Synonyms

peureuxcouardcouille mollefaiblefoie-jaunefroussardmauviettemoumounepéteuxpétochardpissoupleutrepoltronpoule mouilléepusillanimetrouillard

Antonyms

braveharditémérairevaillantvaleureux

Plural

pleutres

See also

pleutres (adj.) pleutres (cn.)