Associations to the word «Goncourt»

Dictionary definition

GONCOURT, noun. French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870).
GONCOURT, noun. French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896).

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis