acte gratuit

/ˈækt ɡɹætˈwi/

noun

An impulsive act lacking motive.

OriginFrench acte gratuit →
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Meanings

nounacte gratuit (plural actes gratuits)

plural actes gratuits

  1. An impulsive act lacking motive.

    He was a superlative showman and, if his career ended at the age of forty-five in an acte gratuit, he had, after all, been compared to André Gide.

    1971, Angela Carter, Shaking a Leg, Vintage (2013), page 294

Origin

  1. Frenchacte gratuit
  2. Englishacte gratuit

Borrowed from French acte gratuit.

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APA

acte gratuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acte%20gratuit

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Chicago

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