lésine

See also: lesine and lésiné

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lesina. Doublet of alêne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /le.zin/
Homophones: lésinent, lésines

Noun

lésine f (plural lésines)

(dated) miserliness, stinginess
Synonym: avarice
- 1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Au lecteur”, in Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil], Paris: Poulet-Malassis et De Broise:
  La sottise, l’erreur, le péché, la lésine / Occupent nos esprits et travaillent nos corps,
  Foolishness, error, sin, miserliness / Occupy our minds and work on our bodies,

Verb

lésine

inflection of lésiner:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

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