Etymology

agrément

Today it means: Pleasant qualities, charms. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French agrément
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromagrément
  2. English todayagrément

From French agrément. Doublet of agreement.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Pleasant qualities, charms.
  • from 18th c. Grace notes.
  • from 19th c. Formal approval given by a state government to a diplomat from another country.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.