Tartuffe

[ tahr-toof, -toof; French tar-tyf ]

/ tɑrˈtʊf, -ˈtuf; French tarˈtüf /

noun, plural Tar·tuffes [tahr-toofs, -toofs; French tar-tyf] /tɑrˈtʊfs, -ˈtufs; French tarˈtüf/ for 2.

(italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.

Also Tar·tufe .(often lowercase) a hypocritical pretender to piety.

Words nearby Tartuffe

tartlet, tartrate, tartrated, tartrazine, Tartu, Tartuffe, Tartuffery, tart up, tarty, Taruntius, Tarvia

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Example sentences from the Web for Tartuffe

Tartuffe repays the trust and love of his benefactor by making improper advances to that benefactor's wife.
Classic French Course in English|William Cleaver Wilkinson
She believed she saw in Mme. de Maintenon a Tartuffe in a sage-coloured gown.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
When most of the guests had departed, "Tartuffe, the fashionable piece, was played before twenty women and numbers of men."
Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle|Arvede Barine
Madame Bordin interrupted him: "We know what a Tartuffe is."
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert

Valre comes to announce that Tartuffe, the villain, has accused Orgon to the king.
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson

British Dictionary definitions for Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Tartufe

/ (tɑːˈtʊf, -ˈtuːf) /

noun

a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious

Derived forms of Tartuffe

Tartuffian or Tartufian, adjective

Word Origin for Tartuffe

from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664)

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单词	tartuffe
释义	Tartuffe [ tahr-toof, -toof; French tar-tyf ] / tɑrˈtʊf, -ˈtuf; French tarˈtüf / noun, plural Tar·tuffes [tahr-toofs, -toofs; French tar-tyf] /tɑrˈtʊfs, -ˈtufs; French tarˈtüf/ for 2. (italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière. Also Tar·tufe .(often lowercase) a hypocritical pretender to piety. Words nearby Tartuffe tartlet, tartrate, tartrated, tartrazine, Tartu, Tartuffe, Tartuffery, tart up, tarty, Taruntius, Tarvia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tartuffe Tartuffe repays the trust and love of his benefactor by making improper advances to that benefactor's wife. Classic French Course in English\|William Cleaver Wilkinson She believed she saw in Mme. de Maintenon a Tartuffe in a sage-coloured gown. The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr\|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon When most of the guests had departed, "Tartuffe, the fashionable piece, was played before twenty women and numbers of men." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle\|Arvede Barine Madame Bordin interrupted him: "We know what a Tartuffe is." Bouvard and Pcuchet\|Gustave Flaubert Valre comes to announce that Tartuffe, the villain, has accused Orgon to the king. French Classics\|William Cleaver Wilkinson British Dictionary definitions for Tartuffe Tartuffe Tartufe / (tɑːˈtʊf, -ˈtuːf) / noun a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious Derived forms of Tartuffe Tartuffian or Tartufian, adjective Word Origin for Tartuffe from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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