éloignement

French

Etymology

From éloigner (“to remove; to distance”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃/

Noun

éloignement m (plural éloignements)

distancing (putting something further away)
removal
distance between two things
long time ago
dans l’éloignement ― a long time ago
long distance
distance (lack of intimacy)

Further reading

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

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