Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chirping or croaking, as of a cricket.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete The
chirping ofinsects .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word fritinancy.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
reesetee commented on the word fritinancy
(Obsolete) A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket.
July 5, 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word fritinancy
"'The native thought of mankind is gratitude. The most significant noise of earth is the singing of birds,' said the professor with determination.
'Fritinancy,' declared the young man beside the fire.
'What's that?' said the professor.
'I said fritinancy. which is the whimper of gnats and the buzzing of flies. You're talking nonsense.'"
Poet's Pub by Eric Linklater, pp 281-282 of the Orkney Edition hardcover
November 25, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word fritinancy
cicadaeously, they harped on
November 25, 2011