tartuffe

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/tɑɹˈtuːf//tɑɹˈtʊf/

noun

A religious hypocrite.

Similar
Tartufe
OriginFrench tartuffe ← Italian tartufo →
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Meanings

nountartuffe (plural tartuffes)

plural tartuffes

  1. A religious hypocrite.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

Similar
Tartufe
Broader
hypocritedissemblerdissimulator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italiantartufo“truffle”
  2. Frenchtartuffe
  3. Englishtartuffe

From French tartuffe, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière. Doublet of tartufo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tartuffe

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Cite this entry
APA

tartuffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartuffe

MLA

“tartuffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartuffe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tartuffe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartuffe.

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