# List of English words of French origin (D–I)

The pervasiveness of words of French origin that have been borrowed into English is comparable to that of borrowings from Latin.
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* A–C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J–R
* S–Z
* See also
* References

## D

* dace
* dagger
* daguerreotype
* dainty, Old Fr. deintie
* dais, Old Fr. dais
* dally
* dalmatic, Old Fr. dalmatique
* damage, Old Fr. damage
* dame
* damn, Fr. damner
* damnable
* damnation
* damsel
* dance
* dandelion
* danger
* dangerous
* darnel
* dart
* date
* daub
* daunt
* dauphin
* dean, Old Fr. deien, compare Mod. Fr. doyen
* debacle
* debar
* debark
* debase
* debatable
* debate
* debauch
* debauchee
* debilitation
* debility
* debit
* debonair
* debridement
* debris
* debt, Old Fr. dete, compare Mod. Fr. dette
* debtor, Old Fr. detor, relatinized in Modern Fr. débiteur (from debitor)
* debut
* debutant
* debutante
* decade
* decadence
* decadent
* Decalogue
* decamp
* decant
* decapitate
* decapitation
* decapod
* decay
* decease
* deceit
* deceive
* December
* decent
* decentralisation
* deception
* deceptive
* decide
* decider
* decilitre
* decimetre
* decision
* decisive
* declaim
* declamation
* declarant
* declaration
* declarative
* declare
* déclassé
* declination
* decline
* declivity
* decoction
* décolletage
* décolleté
* decompose
* décor or decor
* decorative
* decoupage
* decouple
* decrease
* decree
* decrepit
* decrepitude
* decry
* decuple
* dedication
* deduction
* deface
* defamation, Old Fr. diffamacion, compare Mod. Fr. diffamation
* defamatory
* defame
* default, Old Fr. defaute, compare Mod. Fr. défaut
* defeasance
* defeat, Old Fr. desfait, pp. of desfaire, compare Mod. Fr. défaite
* defeatist
* defect
* defective
* defence or defense
* defend
* defendant
* defendor
* defensible
* defensive
* defer
* deference
* deferent
* defiance
* deficit
* defile
* define
* definition
* definitive
* defloration
* deflower
* deforest
* deforestation
* deform
* deformation
* deformity
* defraud
* defray
* defrock
* defunct
* defy
* degeneration
* deglutition
* degradation
* degrade
* degree
* deific
* deign
* deism
* deist
* deity
* déjà vu
* deject
* dejection
* delay, Old Fr. deslaier, compare Mod. Fr. délai
* delectable
* delectation
* delegate
* deliberation
* deliberative
* delicious
* delight
* delimit
* delimitation
* delinquent
* deliver
* deliverance
* delivery
* deluge
* de luxe or deluxe
* demand
* demarche
* demeanor
* dement
* demerit
* demesne
* demimonde
* demise
* demission
* demitasse
* democracy
* democrat
* democratic
* democratize
* démodé
* demoiselle
* demolish
* demolition
* demonetization
* demonstration
* demonstrative
* demoralize
* demur
* demure
* demurrage
* demurrer
* denationalize
* denature
* denier
* denim
* denizen
* Dennis
* denomination
* denote
* denouement
* denounce
* dense
* density
* dental
* dentifrice
* dentist
* denture
* denudation
* denude
* deny
* deodand
* dépanneur
* depart
* department
* departmental
* departure
* depeche
* depend
* dependant
* dependence
* depiction
* depilatory
* deplorable
* deplore
* deploy, Fr. déployer
* deployment
* deport
* deportation
* deportment
* depose
* deposition
* depot
* deprave
* deprecation
* deprecative
* depredation
* depress
* depression
* deprive
* deputation
* depute
* deputy
* deracinate
* derail
* derailleur
* derailment
* derange
* derangement
* deride
* de rigueur
* derision
* derivation
* derivative
* derive
* derogation
* derrière
* descant
* descend, Old Fr. descendre
* descendant
* descension
* descent
* describe
* description
* descry
* desecrate
* desert, Old Fr. desert
* desertion
* deserve
* deshabille
* desiccation
* designation
* desirable
* desire
* desirous
* desist
* Des Moines
* desolation
* despair
* desperation
* despise
* despite
* despoil
* despot
* despotic
* despotism
* dessert
* destine
* destiny
* destitution
* destrier
* destroy
* destroyer
* destruction
* destructive
* desuetude
* detach
* detachment (Fr. détachement)
* detail (Fr. détail)
* detain (Old Fr. detenir)
* détente
* detention
* deterge
* detergent
* deterioration
* determination
* determinative
* determine
* detest
* detestable
* detestation
* detonation
* detour
* detract
* detraction
* detractor
* detriment
* Detroit (Fr. détroit = strait)
* deuce, from deux (two)
* devastation
* develop
* development
* deviation
* device (Old Fr. devis)
* devise
* devoid
* devoir
* devotion
* devour (Old Fr. devorer)
* devout (Old Fr. devot)
* dexterity
* diabolic
* diabolical
* diadem
* diagonal
* diagram
* dialect
* dialectic
* dialogue
* diamanté
* diameter
* diamond
* diaper
* diarrhea
* diatonic
* diatribe
* didactic
* diet
* differ
* difference
* different
* difficulty
* dig
* digestible
* digestion
* digestif
* digestive
* dignity (Old Fr. dignite)
* dilatation
* dilate
* diligence
* diligent
* dime, Old Fr. disme "a tenth part", compare Mod. Fr. dîme
* diminish
* diminution
* diminutive
* dine
* dinner
* diocesan
* diocese
* diorama
* diphtheria
* diphthong
* diplomacy, Fr. diplomatie
* diplomat
* direction (Fr. direction)
* director
* dirigible, Fr. dirigeable
* disaccustom
* disadvantage
* disagree
* disagreeable
* disallow
* disappoint (Fr. desappointer)
* disarm (Old Fr. desarmer)
* disaster
* disastrous
* disavow
* disband
* disburse
* discern
* discernable
* discernment
* discharge
* discipline
* disclaim
* disclaimer
* disclose
* discolour
* discomfit
* discomfiture
* discomfort
* disconcert
* discontinuance
* discontinue
* discord
* discordant
* discothèque or discothèque, thus disco
* discount
* discountenance
* discourage
* discourse
* discover (Old Fr. descovrir)
* discreet
* discretion
* discursive
* discussion
* disdain
* disease
* disenchant
* disenfranchise
* disengage
* disfavour
* disfigure
* disgorge
* disgrace
* disguise(Old Fr. desguisier)
* disgust
* dishabille
* dishevel
* dishonest
* dishonesty
* dishonour
* disillusion
* disinclination
* disinfect
* disinfectant
* disinter
* disjoint
* disjunction
* dislocation
* dislodge
* disloyal
* disloyalty
* dismal
* dismantle
* dismay
* dismember
* disobedience
* disobedient
* disobey
* disoblige
* disorder
* disorganize
* disorient
* disparage
* disparagement
* disparity
* dispensation
* dispense
* dispenser
* disperse
* dispersion
* displace
* display
* displease
* displeasure
* disport, Old Fr. desporter
* disposable
* dispose
* disposition
* dispossess
* disprove
* disputation
* dispute
* dissension
* dissever
* dissimulation
* dissociation
* dissolution
* dissonance
* dissonant
* dissuade
* distance
* distant
* distemper
* distention
* distill
* distillery
* distinct
* distinction
* distinctive
* distingue
* distinguish
* distress
* distribution
* distributive
* district
* disturb
* disturbance
* disunion
* disuse
* ditty
* diuretic
* diverse
* diversify
* diversion
* diversity
* divert
* divest
* dividend
* divination
* divine
* divinity
* divisible
* division
* divorce
* divorcee
* docile
* docility
* doctor
* doctrinaire
* doctrine
* document
* dogmatism
* doleful
* dolmen, Fr. dolmin also dolmen, perhaps incorrect transcription of Cornish tolmen
* dolomite
* dolorous
* dolphin
* domain
* dome
* domestic
* domicile
* dominant
* domination
* dominion
* domino
* donation
* donor
* dormant
* dormer
* dorsal
* dosage
* dose
* dossier
* double
* double entendre
* doublet
* doubloon
* doubt
* douche
* dowager
* dower
* dowry
* doyen
* doyenne
* dozen, from Old Fr. dozaine, compare modern Fr. douzaine
* drab
* dragoman
* dragon
* dragoon
* dram
* dramaturge
* dramaturgy
* drape
* draper
* drapery
* dress (Old Fr. dresser)
* dressage
* dresser
* droll
* drollery
* dromedary
* dropsy, Old Fr. idropsie
* drug
* druggist
* druid, Old Fr. druide, from Latin druidae, from Gaulish
* dualism
* duality
* dub
* dubitation
* ducal
* ducat
* duchess
* duchy
* ductile
* due (Old Fr. deu, pp. of devoir)
* duet
* du jour
* duke
* dulcet
* dulcimer
* Duluth
* dune
* dungeon
* dupe
* duplication
* duplicity
* durability
* durable
* durance
* duration
* duress
* during (Old Fr. durer, compare endure)
* duty (Anglo-Fr. duete from Old Fr. deu)
* duvet
* dynamic
* dynasty
* dysentery
* dysphemism

## Contents

* Top
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* See also
* References
* External links

## E

* eager, Old Fr. aigre
* eagle, Old Fr.egle, compare modern Fr. aigle
* ease, Old Fr. aise
* easement
* easy, Old Fr. aisie, compare modern Fr. aisé
* eau de toilette
* ebriety
* ecarte
* eccentric
* ecclesiastic
* echelon, Fr. échelon
* éclair or éclair
* éclat
* eclectic
* eclipse
* economic
* economist
* écorché
* ecru
* ecstasy, Old Fr.estaise, compare modern Fr. extase
* écu
* edict
* edification
* edifice
* edify
* edition
* education
* efface
* effect
* effectual
* effervescence
* efficacy
* efficient
* effigy
* effleurage
* efflorescence
* effort
* effrontery
* effuse
* effusion
* egalitarian
* eglantine
* egoism
* egoist
* egret
* Egypt
* ejaculation
* ejection
* elan
* elapse
* elastic
* elation
* election
* elegance
* elegant
* elegiac
* elegy
* element
* elementary
* elephant, Old Fr. oliphant, compare modern Fr. éléphant
* elevation
* eligible
* elite or élite
* ellipse
* eloign
* elope
* elopement
* eloquence
* eloquent
* elucidate
* email
* emancipation
* embalm
* embark
* embarkation
* embarras
* embarrass
* embarrassment
* embassy
* embattle
* embellish
* embezzle
* emblem
* emblematic
* embolism
* embonpoint
* emboss
* embouchure
* embrace
* embrasure
* embroider
* embroidery
* embroil
* emerald
* emerge
* emergence
* emery
* emetic
* emigre or émigré
* eminence
* eminent
* emir, Fr. émir, colloquial pronunciation of Ar. amir "commander"
* emissary
* emission
* emollient
* emolument
* emotion
* empanel
* emperor (Old Fr. empereor)
* empire
* emplacement
* employ (Middle Fr. employer)
* empress
* emprise
* emulation
* emulsion
* enamel
* enamour
* en bloc
* enceinte
* enchant
* enchanter
* enchantment
* enclave
* enclose
* encore
* encounter
* encourage, from Old Fr. encoragier, compare modern Fr. encourager
* encouragement
* encroach
* encrust
* encumber
* encumbrance
* endeavour or endeavor
* endive
* endorphin
* endorse
* endothermic
* endow
* endue
* endurance
* endure (Old Fr. endurer)
* enemy, Old Fr. enemi, compare modern Fr. ennemi
* energy (Fr. énergie)
* enervation
* enfant terrible
* enfeeble
* enfilade
* enforce
* enforcement
* enfranchise
* engage
* engagement
* engender
* engine
* engineer
* engorge
* engrain
* engross
* enhance
* enjambment
* enjoin
* enjoy (Old Fr. enjoir)
* enlace
* enlarge
* en masse
* enmity, from Old Fr. enemistié, compare modern Fr. inimitié
* ennoble
* ennui
* enormity
* en passant
* enrage
* enrich, Old Fr. enrichir
* enroll
* enrollment
* en route
* ensample
* ensemble
* ensign
* ensue
* en suite or ensuite
* ensure
* entente
* enter, Old Fr. entrer
* enterprise
* entertain
* enthrone, M.E. enthronize, from Old Fr. introniser
* enthusiasm
* entice
* enticement
* entire
* entitle
* entomb, Old Fr. entomber
* entomology
* entourage
* entrails
* entrain
* entrant
* entrap
* entreat
* entrée
* entrepot
* entrepreneur
* entry
* enumeration
* envelop
* envelope, Fr. enveloppe
* envenom
* enviable
* envious
* environ, Old Fr. environer
* environs
* envisage, Fr. envisager
* envoy, Fr. envoyé
* envy, Old Fr. envie
* epaulet or epaulette, Fr. épaulette
* épée or épée
* epic, Fr. épique
* epicurean, Old Fr. Epicurien
* epidemic, Fr. épidémique
* epidemy, Old Fr. ypidime, compare Mod. Fr. épidémie
* epigram
* epilepsy
* epileptic
* epilogue
* epiphany
* episcopal
* episode
* epistle
* epitaph
* epithet
* epitome
* epizootic
* equality, from Old French equalité, compare modern Fr. égalité
* equanimity
* equation
* equerry
* equidistant
* equilibrate
* equinox
* equip
* equipage, Fr.équipage
* equipment, Fr. équipement
* equitable
* equity, Old Fr. équité
* equivalence
* erectile
* ergot
* ermine, Old Fr. ermine, compare Modern Fr. hermine
* erode, Fr. éroder
* erosion, Fr. érosion
* erotic, Fr. érotique
* errant
* erratic
* erroneous
* eruption
* escadrille
* escalade
* escallop
* escapade
* escape
* escargots
* escarole
* escarp
* escarpment
* escheat
* eschew
* esclavage
* escort
* escritoire
* escrow
* escutcheon
* espadrille
* espalier
* especial
* espionage
* esplanade
* espousal
* espouse
* esprit
* espy
* esquire
* essay
* essence
* establish, Old Fr. establiss-, prp. stem of establir
* estaminet
* estate (Old Fr. estat)
* esteem
* estimable
* estimation
* estop
* estoppel
* estrange
* etagere
* eternal
* eternity
* ether
* ethic
* etiquette
* etude
* etui
* etymology
* eucalyptus
* Eucharist (Old Fr. eucariste)
* Eugene
* eunuch
* euphony
* European, Fr. Européen
* europium
* Eustace
* evacuation
* evacuee
* evade
* evagation
* evaluate
* evaluation
* evanescent
* evangel
* evangelical
* evangelist, Old Fr. évangéliste
* evangelize
* evaporation, Old Fr. évaporation
* evasion, Fr. évasion
* evasive
* event
* eventual
* eviction
* evidence
* evident
* evince
* ewer
* exaction
* exactitude
* exalt
* exaltation
* examination
* examine
* example
* Excalibur, Old.Fr. Escalibor
* exceed
* excellence
* excellent
* except
* exception
* excess
* excessive
* exchange
* exchequer
* excise
* excision
* excitation
* excite
* exclaim
* exclamation
* excretion
* excusable
* excuse
* execrable
* execute
* execution
* executive
* executor
* exemplar
* exemplary
* exemplification
* exempt
* exemption
* exercise
* exhale
* exhibition (Old Fr. exhibicion)
* exhort
* exhortation
* exhumation
* exhume
* exigence
* exile
* exist
* existence
* existentialist
* exorcise
* exothermic
* exotic
* expand
* expatriate
* expatriation
* expectant
* expectation
* expedience
* expedient
* expedition
* expense
* experience
* experiment
* expert
* expertise
* expiation
* expiration
* expire, Middle Fr. expirer
* explication
* explicit
* exploit, Old Fr. esploit, compare Mod. Fr. exploiter
* exploitation
* exploration
* explore
* explosion
* expose, Middle Fr. exposer
* exposé or expose
* exposition
* expound
* express
* expression
* expressive
* expugn
* expulsion
* extend
* extension
* extent
* extermination
* extern
* external
* extraction, Old Fr. estraction, compare Mod. Fr. extraction
* extradition
* extraordinaire
* extravagance
* extreme
* extremity
* extrinsic
* exuberance
* exuberant
* exult
* exultation

## Contents

* Top
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* See also
* References
* External links

## F

* fable
* fabric, Middle Fr. fabrique
* fabrication
* fabulist
* fabulous
* facade
* face
* facet
* facetious
* facial
* facile
* facilitate
* facility
* faction
* factor
* factory
* faculty
* fade
* faggot
* faience, Fr. faïence
* fail, Old Fr. failir, compare Mod. Fr. faillir
* failure
* faineant
* faint
* fair (n.), Anglo-Fr. feyre, from Old Fr. feire, compare Mod. Fr. foire
* fairy, Old Fr. faerie, compare Mod. Fr. féerie
* fait accompli
* faith
* falchion
* falcon
* falconer
* falconry
* false
* falsify
* falsity
* fame
* familial
* familiar
* familiarity
* famine
* famish
* famous
* fanfare
* fantastic
* fantasy, Old Fr. fantaisie
* farce
* fardel
* farm
* farmer
* farrier
* farthingale
* fascinate
* fashion, Old Fr. façon
* fatal
* fatality
* fatigue
* fatuity
* faubourg
* faucet
* fault (Old Fr. faute)
* Fauvist
* faux
* faux ami
* faux pas
* favour or favor
* favourable or favorable
* favourite or favorite
* fawn (n.), Old Fr. faon
* fay
* feal
* fealty
* feasance
* feasible
* feast (Old Fr. feste)
* feat
* feature
* febrifuge
* feculent
* fecund
* federal
* federalism
* federation
* fee
* feeble
* feign
* feint, Old Fr. feint
* felicity, Old French felicite, compare modern Fr. félicité
* felon, Old French felon, compare modern Fr. félon
* felony, Old French felonie, compare modern Fr. félonie
* female (Old Fr. femelle)
* feme covert
* feme sole
* feminine, Old Fr. femenin, compare Mod. Fr. féminin
* feminism
* feminist
* femme fatale
* fennel
* fer de lance
* feral
* ferial
* ferment
* ferocity
* ferret
* ferrule
* fertile
* fertilisation
* fertilise
* fertility
* fervent
* fervour
* festal
* fester
* festival
* festive
* festivity
* festoon
* fete
* feu de joie
* feud
* feudal
* feuilleton
* fiancé
* fiancée
* fibre
* fiche
* fichu
* fiction
* fictive
* fidelity
* fief
* fierce
* fig
* figuration
* figurative
* figure
* figurine
* filbert
* file
* filet
* filial
* filiation
* filigree
* fillet, compare filet
* film noir
* filter
* filtration
* final
* finality
* finance
* financier
* fin de siecle
* fine (Old Fr. fin)
* finesse
* finish
* finitude
* firm (adj.), Old Fr. ferm, compare Mod. Fr. ferme
* fiscal
* fissure
* fix
* flagellation
* flageolet
* flagitious
* flagon
* flagrant
* flair
* flambé
* flambeau
* flamboyant
* flame
* flan
* flaneur
* flange
* flank
* flatter
* flattery
* flatulence
* flatulent
* flavour or *flavor
* flèche
* flechette
* fleur-de-lis
* fleuret
* flexibility
* flexible
* floral
* floret, Old Fr. florette, compare modern Fr. fleurette
* florid
* florin
* florist
* floss
* flotsam
* flounder
* flour
* flourish, Old Fr. floriss-
* flower, Old Fr. flor, compare Mod. Fr. fleur
* fluidity
* flume
* flush
* flute
* flutist
* flux
* foible
* foie gras
* foil
* foliage (Fr. feuillage)
* foliation
* follies
* folly (Old Fr. folie)
* foment
* fondant
* fondue
* font, Fr. fonte
* fontanelle
* fool, Old Fr. fol
* forage
* foray
* force
* force majeure
* forcible
* forecastle
* foreclose
* foreign (Old Fr. forain)
* forest (Old Fr. forest)
* forester
* forestry
* forfeit
* forge
* form
* formality
* formation
* formative
* formidable
* formulary
* fornication
* fort
* forte
* fortification
* fortify
* fortitude
* fortress
* fortune
* fosse
* fossil
* found (Old Fr. founder)
* founder
* foundry
* fountain, Old Fr. fontaine
* Fourierism
* foyer
* fracas
* fractal
* fraction, from Old French, compare modern Fr. fraction
* fracture
* fragile
* fragility
* fragrance
* frail
* frailly
* framboise
* franc
* France
* franchise
* Francophone, a speaker of French (Fr. francophone)
* frangible
* frangipane
* Franglais
* frank, Old Fr. franc
* frankincense
* frap
* frappé
* fraternisation or fraternization
* fraternise or fraternize
* fraternity
* fraud
* fraudulent
* fray
* frenetic
* frenzy
* fret
* friar
* fricassee
* frieze, Middle Fr. frise
* frigate, Middle Fr. frégate
* frigidity
* fringe, Old Fr. frenge *frippery
* frisk
* frisson
* fritter, Old Fr. friture
* frivol
* frivolity
* frivolous
* frizz
* frock
* fromage
* front
* frontier
* frontispiece
* frottage
* frou-frou
* frown, Old Fr. froignier, compare Mod. Fr. renfrogner
* fructify
* frugal
* frugality
* fruit
* fry
* fuel
* fugitive
* fugue
* full (v.)
* fulminant
* fulmination
* fume
* fumigation
* fuck, Old Fr. foutre, Latin futuere, Greek, ficken
* function, Old Fr. function, compare Mod. Fr. fonction
* functionary
* fund
* funeral
* funereal
* funest
* funk, Old Fr. fungier
* funnel
* fur
* furbelow
* furbish
* furious
* furnace
* furnish
* furniture
* furor
* furrier
* furtive
* fury, Old Fr. furie
* fuselage
* fusible
* fusilier
* fusillade
* fusion
* fusty
* futile
* future (Old Fr. futur)

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## G

* gabardine
* gabble
* gaffe
* gage
* gaiety
* gain
* gaiter
* gallant, compare galant
* gallantry
* galleon, Old Fr. galion
* gallery
* galley
* gallimaufry
* gallon
* gallop, Old Fr. galop
* galoshes
* galvanise or galvanize
* galvanism
* gambit
* gambol
* gambrel
* gamin
* gamine
* gammon
* ganache
* gangrene
* gangue
* gantry
* garage
* garb
* garbage
* garble
* garçon
* garden
* gardener
* garderobe
* gargantuan
* gargle
* gargoyle
* garland
* garment
* garner
* garnet
* garnish
* garret
* garrison
* garter, Old N. Fr. gartier, compare modern Fr. jarretière
* Gascon
* gasconade
* gash
* gasket
* gastronome
* gastronomic
* gastronomy
* gateau
* gauche
* gaucherie
* gaudy
* gauge
* Gaul
* gaunt
* gauntlet
* gauze
* gavage
* gavotte
* gay (Old Fr. gai)
* Gaylord (Old Fr. Gaillard)
* gazelle
* gazette
* gel
* gelatin or gelatine, Fr. gélatine
* gelatinous
* gem, Old Fr. gemme
* gendarme
* gender, from genre
* genealogical
* genealogy
* general
* generic
* generosity
* generous
* Genevieve
* genial
* genie, Fr génie
* genre
* genteel
* gentility
* gentle, Old Fr. gentil
* gentry
* geode
* Geoffrey
* geography
* geometry
* Gerald
* Gerard
* gerbil
* germ
* german
* germane
* Gertrude
* gest
* gesticulation
* gesture, from geste (movement)
* giant
* gibbet
* gibbon
* giblets
* giclée
* gigantism
* gigolo
* Gilbert
* Giles
* gillyflower
* gimbal
* gimlet
* gin
* gingerbread
* giraffe
* gizzard
* glace
* glacial
* glaciation
* glacier
* glacis
* glaive
* glance
* glean
* glebe
* gleek
* gleet (Old Fr. glette)
* glissade
* global
* globe (Old Fr. globe)
* globular
* globule
* glorify
* glorious
* glory
* glucose
* glue
* glut, Old Fr. gloter
* glutin
* glutton
* gluttonous
* gluttony
* glycerin
* glycogen
* glyph
* gnome
* gnomic
* gob
* gobbet
* goblet, Old Fr. gobelet
* goblin
* Godfrey
* goitre
* gondolier
* gorge
* gorgeous
* gouache
* gouge
* gourd
* gourmand
* gourmet
* gout
* govern
* governance
* governess
* government
* governor
* gown
* grace
* gracious
* grade
* grail
* grain
* gram
* grammar
* grammarian
* grammatical
* grampus
* grand
* grandeur
* grandiose
* grand mal
* Grand Marnier
* Grand Prix
* grange
* granite
* grant
* grantor
* grape
* graphology
* grapnel
* grapple
* grate
* grater
* gratification
* gratin
* grave (adj.)
* gravel
* gravy
* grease
* greave
* grebe
* grenade
* grenadier
* grenadine
* griddle
* grief
* grievance
* grieve
* grievous
* griffin or griffon
* grill
* grille
* grimace
* grimoire
* griot
* grippe
* grisaille
* grizzle
* grizzled
* grognard
* grogram
* grommet
* gross
* grotesque
* group
* groyne
* grudge
* gruel, Old Fr. gruel, compare Mod. Fr. gruau
* guarantee
* guaranty
* guard, Middle Fr. garde
* guardian, Anglo-Fr. gardein, from Old Fr. gardien
* gudgeon
* guerdon
* guide
* guidon
* guile
* guillotine
* guise
* gules
* gulf, Old Fr. golfe
* gullet
* gum
* gusset
* gutter
* guttural
* guzzle
* gynecology
* gyrfalcon
* gyroscope

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## H

* haberdasher
* habiliment
* habit
* habitable
* habitant
* habitat
* habitation
* habitual, Old Fr. habitual, compare mod. Fr. habituel
* haggard
* halberd
* hale (v.)
* halt (n.)
* hamlet
* hamper (n.)
* hangar
* harangue
* harass
* harassment
* harbinger
* hardy
* harlequin, Middle Fr. Harlequin, from Old Fr. Herlequin or Hellequin
* harlot, Old Fr. herlot or arlot
* harmonious
* harmonisation
* harmonise
* harmonium
* harmony
* harness
* harpoon
* harpsichord, Fr. harpechorde
* harridan
* hash
* haste, Old Fr. haste, compare modern Fr. hâte
* hasty
* hatch (v.)
* hatchet
* hauberk
* haught
* haunch
* haunt
* hautboy
* haute couture
* haute cuisine
* hauteur
* haversack
* havoc
* hawser
* hazard, Old Fr. hasard
* hazardous
* hearse
* Hebrew
* hectare
* hectic
* hectolitre
* heinous
* heir
* heiress
* Helen, Fr. Hélène, from Greek Helene
* helicopter
* heliotrope
* hellebore
* helmet
* hematite
* hemistich
* hemorrhoid
* Henry, Old Fr. Henry, from Germ. Heinrich
* hepatic
* herald
* heraldic
* heraldry
* herb, Old Fr. erbe, compare modern Fr. herbe
* herbage
* herbal
* Herbert
* herbivore
* heredity
* heresy
* heretic
* heritability
* heritable, Fr. héritable
* heritage, Old Fr. eritage, compare modern Fr. héritage
* hermit
* hermitage
* hero, Old Fr. heros, compare mod. Fr. héros
* heroism
* heron
* herpetology
* hideous, Anglo-Fr. hidous, from Old Fr. hideus, compare modern Fr. hideux
* hierarchy, Old Fr. ierarchie, compare mod. Fr. hiérarchie
* hippodrome
* hippogriff
* historian
* historic
* history, Old Fr. historie, compare mod. Fr. histoire
* hod
* hodgepodge, Old Fr. hochepot
* hoe
* hollandaise
* homage
* homicide
* homily
* honest
* honesty
* honour or honor, Anglo-Fr. honour, from Old Fr. onor or eneur, compare modern Fr. honneur
* honourable or honorable, Old Fr. honorable, compare modern Fr. honorable
* honorary
* hoopla, Fr. houp là
* horde
* horizon
* horizontal
* horoscope
* horrible
* horror
* hors de combat
* hors d'œuvre
* hospice
* hospitable
* hospital, Old Fr. hospital, compare modern Fr. hôpital
* hospitality, Old Fr. hospitalité
* host, Old Fr. hoste, compare modern Fr. hôte
* hostage
* hostel, Old Fr. hostel, compare modern Fr. hôtel
* hostelry
* hostile
* hostility
* hostler
* hotel, Old Fr. hostel, compare modern Fr. hôtel
* hotelier
* hour, Anglo-Fr. houre, compare modern Fr. heure
* Hubert
* hue, Old Fr. hue
* huge, Old Fr. ahuge
* Hugh
* Huguenot
* human
* humane
* humanist
* humanists
* humanity, Old Fr. humanité
* humble
* humid
* humidity
* humiliation, Old Fr. humiliation
* humility
* humorous
* humour or humor
* hurt, Old Fr. hurter, compare modern Fr. heurter
* hut, Fr. hutte, from Germ. hütte
* hutch, Old Fr. huche
* hydrate
* hydrogen
* hyena, Old Fr. hiene, compare modern Fr. hyène
* hygiene, Fr. hygiène
* hygienic
* hygrometre
* hygroscopic
* hymen, Fr. hymen, from Greek hymen
* hymn
* hyoid
* hypnagogic
* hypnotic
* hypochondriac, Fr. hypocondriaque
* hypocrisy
* hypocrite
* hypothesis

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## I

* iamb
* ibogaine
* iconoclast
* idée fixe
* identifiable
* identification
* identify
* identity
* ideologue
* ideology
* ides
* idiocy
* idiom
* idiosyncrasy
* idiot
* idol
* idolater
* idolatry
* ignition
* ignoble
* ignominious
* ignominy
* ignorance
* ignorant
* ignore
* iliac
* illegal
* illegality
* illiberal
* illicit
* Illinois
* illumination
* illumine
* illusion
* illusory
* illustration
* image
* imagery
* imaginary
* imagination
* imaginative
* imagine
* imbecile
* imbibe
* imbrication
* imbrue
* imbue
* imitable
* imitation
* immanence
* immanent
* immature
* immediate
* immemorial
* immense
* immensity
* immobile
* immobilisation
* immobilise
* immobility
* immolation
* immoral
* immorality
* immortal
* immortality
* immunisation
* immunise
* immunity
* immunology
* immutability
* immutable
* impair
* impalpable
* impart
* impartial
* impartiality
* impasse
* impassible
* impatience
* impatient
* impeach
* impeachment
* impeccable
* impenetrable
* imperceptible
* imperfect
* imperfection
* imperial
* imperious
* imperishable
* impermanence
* impermanent
* impermeability
* impermeable
* impermissible
* impertinence
* impertinent
* imperturbable
* impetuosity
* impetuous
* impi
* impiety
* impious
* implacable
* implant
* implantation
* implication
* implicit
* imply
* importance
* important
* importation
* importune
* importunity
* imposable
* impose
* imposition
* impossibility
* impossible
* imposter
* impostor
* imposture
* impotence
* impotent
* impoverish
* impoverishment
* imprecision
* impregnable
* impregnation
* impression
* impressionable
* impressionism
* impressionist
* imprint
* imprison
* imprisonment
* improbable
* impromptu
* improper
* impropriety
* improve
* improvement
* improvisation
* improvise
* imprudence
* imprudent
* impudence
* impudent
* impugn
* impugnable
* impulse
* impulsion
* impulsive
* impunity
* impure
* impurity
* imputation
* impute
* inability
* inaccessibility
* inaccessible
* inaction
* inactive
* inactivity
* inadmissible
* inadvertence
* inadvisable
* inalienable
* inane
* inanition
* inanity
* inapplicability
* inapplicable
* inapt
* inattention
* inattentive
* inaudibility
* inaudible
* inaugural
* inauguration
* inauthenticity
* incalculable
* incandescence
* incandescent
* incantation
* incantatory
* incapability
* incapable
* incapacity
* incarceration
* incarnadine
* incarnation
* incendiary
* incense
* inceptive
* incertitude
* incessant
* incidence
* incident
* incise
* incision
* incisive
* incite
* incitement
* incivility
* inclination
* incline
* inclusion
* inclusive
* incoherence
* incoherent
* incommensurable
* incommode
* incommunicable
* incomparable
* incompatibility
* incompatible
* incompetence
* incompetent
* incomplete
* incomprehensible
* incomprehension
* incompressible
* inconceivable
* inconclusive
* incongruity
* incongruous
* inconsequent
* inconsiderable
* inconsolable
* inconstant
* incontestable
* incontinence
* incontinent
* inconvenience
* inconvenient
* incorporable
* incorporation
* incorrect
* incorrigible
* incorrigibly
* incorruptible
* increase
* incredulity
* incur
* incurable
* incursion
* indebted
* indecision
* indecisive
* indeclinable
* indefatigable
* indefeasible
* indemnity
* indent
* indentures
* independence
* independent
* indeterminable
* indexation
* indication
* indicative
* indice
* indict
* indictment
* indifference
* indifferent
* indigence
* indigene
* indigestion
* indignation
* indignity
* indirect
* indiscipline
* indiscretion
* indispensable
* indispose
* indisposition
* indisputable
* indissoluble
* indistinct
* indistinguishable
* indite
* individualism
* indivisibility
* indivisible
* indolence
* indolent
* induction
* indulgence
* induration
* industrial
* industrialisation
* industrialise
* industrious
* industry
* ineffable
* ineffective
* inelegance
* inelegant
* ineligibility
* ineligible
* ineluctable
* inept
* inequality
* inequitable
* inequity
* inert
* inescapable
* inestimable
* inevitability
* inevitable
* inexact
* inexactitude
* inexcusable
* inexorability
* inexorable
* inexpedient
* inexperience
* inexplicable
* inextricable
* infamous
* infamy
* infantry, Fr. infanterie
* infatigable
* infeasible
* infect
* infection
* infectious
* infernal
* infertile
* infertility
* infest
* infestation
* infidel
* infidelity
* infinitive
* infinity
* inflammable
* inflammation
* inflation
* inflexibility
* inflexible
* inflexion
* influence
* inform
* information (Old Fr. information)
* infraction
* infrastructure
* infusion
* ingenious
* ingénue
* ingratitude
* ingredient
* inhabit
* inhabitable
* inhabitant
* inherit
* inheritable
* inheritance
* inhibition
* inhospitable
* inhuman
* inhumane
* inhumanity
* inimitable
* iniquity
* initial
* initiation
* initiative
* inject
* injure
* injurious
* injury
* injustice, Old Fr. injustice
* ink, Old Fr. enque, compare mod. Fr. encre
* innocence
* innocent
* innovation, Old Fr. innovacion, compare mod. Fr. innovation
* inoffensive
* inquest
* inquire
* inquiry
* inquisition
* inquisitive
* inquisitor
* insatiable
* inscription
* insect
* insecticide
* insectivore
* insemination
* insense
* insensibility
* insensible
* inseparable
* insidious
* insinuation
* insipid
* insist
* insistence
* insolence
* insolent
* insoluble
* insouciance
* insouciant
* inspect
* inspection
* inspiration
* inspire
* instability
* install
* installation
* instalment
* instance
* instant
* instigation
* instillation
* instinct
* institute
* institution
* institutional
* institutionalisation
* institutionalise
* instruction
* instrument
* insubordination
* insufficient
* insult
* insupportable
* insurance, from assurance
* insurgent, from insurgé
* insurmountable, from insurmontable
* insurrection
* intact
* intangible
* integrable
* integral
* integrant
* integration
* integrity
* intellectual
* intelligence
* intelligent
* intelligible
* intemperance
* intend
* intendant
* intense
* intensive
* intent
* intention
* intentive
* inter
* intercede
* intercept
* interception
* intercession
* interchange
* intercourse
* interdict
* interest
* interfere
* interjection
* interlace
* interlard
* intermarriage
* intermediary
* interminable
* intermittent
* intern
* interpellation
* interpolation
* interpose
* interposition
* interpret
* interpretation
* interrogation
* interruption
* intersection
* interstice
* interval
* intervention
* interventionism
* interventionist
* interview
* intimation
* intimidation
* intolerable
* intolerance
* intolerant
* intonation
* intone
* intransigence
* intransigent
* intrepid
* intrigue
* intrinsic, Old Fr. intrinsèque
* introduction
* introit
* intrusion
* intuition
* inundation, Old Fr. inundacion, compare mod. Fr. inondation
* inure
* inutile
* invalid
* invasion
* invasive
* invective
* inveigle
* invent
* invention
* inventive
* inventory
* invert
* invest
* investigation
* investiture
* invincibility
* invincible
* inviolability
* inviolable
* invisibility
* invisible
* invitation
* invite
* invocation
* invoice
* invokable
* invoke
* invulnerability
* invulnerable
* iodine
* irascible
* ire
* Irene
* ironic
* irony
* Iroquois
* irradiation
* irreconcilable
* irregular
* irregularity
* irreparable
* irreproachable
* irresolution
* irreverence, Old Fr. irreverence
* irrevocable
* irrigation
* irritability
* irritable
* irritant
* irritation
* irruption
* isle
* islet
* isolation
* issue
* ivory, Anglo-Fr. ivorie, from Old N. Fr. ivurie, compare modern Fr. ivoire

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