English

Noun

infortune ‎(usually uncountable, plural infortunes)

1. (obsolete) misfortune
   • 1394, Chaucer, “v. 3591”, in The Monk's Tale:

     Why sholde I nat thyn infortune acounte, Sith in estaat thow cloumbe were so hye?

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃fɔʁtyn/
• Rhymes: -yn
• Homophone: infortunes

Noun

infortune f ‎(plural infortunes)

1. misfortune
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter XXIX:

     Ce fut au fond des leurs [leurs âmes] que ceux qui avaient écouté le récit de ses infortunes ressentirent l’étonnement et la compassion qu’elle inspirait.

     It happened in the bottom of theirs [their souls] that those that had listened to the narrative of her misfortunes felt the astonishment and compassion that she inspired.

Related terms

• fortune
• infortuné