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Words of the Flowers of Evil · 302 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

abois

bay twice

abois

'aux abois' is an idiom meaning 'at bay, cornered'.

abreuver

watered; drinks deep; water 5 times

abreuve, Abreuvait, abreuver, abreuvent

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

absent

absent 3 times

absentes, absent, absents

adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

accompagner

accompanies; accompanied 3 times

accompagnaient, accompagne, Accompagne

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural

accord

chords; chord 3 times

accords, accord

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

adieu

farewell; farewells; Farewell 5 times

Adieu, adieux, adieu

interjection; noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

admirer

admires; marvel at 4 times

admire, admirent

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

adorable

adorable 3 times

Adorable, adorable

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, singular

adorer

adore; adored; shall adore 8 times

adore, adorer, adoré, Adorerai, adorant

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; adjective (past participle), masculine, singular

affreux

hideous; dreadful 8 times

affreux, affreuses, affreuse

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine

afin

so that; in order; so as 5 times

afin, Afin

adverb; adverb, part of the compound conjunction "afin que"

agiter

stirs; to shake; set swaying 8 times

agite, Agite, agiter, agitent, agitait

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

agonisant

dying man; dying 3 times

agonisant, agonisants

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

aimable

lovable; amiable; agreeable 6 times

aimable, aimables

adjective, singular; adjective, plural; adjective, feminine, plural

aimer

love; loved; to love 37 times

aime, aimer, aimé, aimez, Aimer, aimes, aimée, aimiez and 7 more

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

ainsi

just; as; so 43 times

ainsi, Ainsi

adverb; adverb (part of the correlative ainsi que)

'ainsi que' together means 'just as / like'.

air

air; look; seeming 33 times

air, airs

noun, masculine, singular; noun, singular; noun, masculine, plural

ajouter

adds; added 3 times

ajoute, ajouta

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, simple past, indicative, third-person, singular

ajuster

smoothing once

ajustant

The participle ajustant refers back to the women/children of the previous line, not to démons.

aller

go; goes; am going 38 times

va, vont, vas, Va, allait, vais, Vont, alla and 9 more

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

s'en aller is an idiom meaning 'to go off/away'.

allonger

stretches out; stretches; stretched 5 times

allonge, Allonge, allongeait, Allongeait

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

allumer

light; kindle; kindled 10 times

allumé, Allume, allument, allumer, allume, allumerai, Allumaient

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

amant

lover; lovers 7 times

amant, amants

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

amer

bitter 15 times

amer, amers, Amer, amère, amères

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

ami

friends; friend 5 times

ami, amis, Amis

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

amour

love; Love; loves 42 times

amour, Amour, amours

noun, masculine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; noun, masculine, plural

amour is masculine in the singular but often takes feminine agreement in the plural, a well-known French quirk.

amoureux

in love; loving; lover 13 times

amoureux, amoureuse, amoureuses

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine

ancien

ancient; old 5 times

anciens, ancienne, anciennes

adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural

Andromaque

Andromache twice

Andromaque

proper noun, feminine, singular; proper noun

Widow of Hector, exiled to Epirus after Troy's fall; central figure of the poem.

ange

Angel; angel; angels 35 times

Ange, ange, anges, Anges

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

angoisse

anguish; Anguish; anguishes 7 times

angoisse, Angoisse, angoisses

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

animal

animal; animals 4 times

animal, animaux

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

Antinoüs

Antinoüses once

Antinoüs

Antinoüs, Hadrian's beautiful favorite, used generically for beautiful young men.

antique

ancient; antique; age-old 11 times

antique, antiques

adjective, singular; adjective, plural; adjective, feminine, plural

antre

den; caverns 3 times

antre, antres

noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

apaiser

grows calm; appease; soothing 3 times

apaise, apaiser, Apaisant

verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, participle

apparaître

appears; appear; appeared 3 times

apparaît, apparaissent, apparut

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular

appas

charms; allurements 5 times

appas

Archaic plural noun for physical charms/allure (not "appât", bait).

appeler

invited; calls; will call 5 times

appelle, appelait, appelleront, appellent

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, third-person, plural

appesantir

grown heavy; heavy-laden; heavy 3 times

appesantis, appesantie

verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; verb, past, participle, feminine, singular

appétit

appetites; appetite 4 times

appétits, appétit

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

arbre

tree; trees; Tree 9 times

arbre, arbres, Arbre

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

ardent

burning; ardent 3 times

ardent, ardentes, ardente

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

ardeur

ardor; glow; ardour 7 times

ardeur

noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, singular

arracher

will tear; torn; wrests 4 times

arracherai, arrachés, arrache, arrachait

verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

asseoir

sit down; would sit; seated 4 times

asseoir, asseyait, assis

verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

astre

stars; star; Stars 8 times

astres, astre, Astres

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

atmosphère

atmosphere twice

atmosphère

'faire de X Y' = 'to make Y out of X'; X is 'mes pensers brûlants', Y is 'une tiède atmosphère'.

attendre

waits; awaits; awaiting 4 times

attend, attendant, attendais

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, participle; verb, imperfect, indicative, first-person, singular

attitude

attitudes; bearing; posture 5 times

attitudes, attitude

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

attrait

charm; charms; allure 3 times

attrait, attraits

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

au

to the; in the; with 76 times

au, Au

preposition; contraction of à + le

austère

austere 3 times

austères, austère

adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, singular

autant

as much; as; the more 8 times

autant, Autant

idiom "d'autant plus... que" = "all the more... as/because", correlated with que in the next line.

automne

autumn; autumns 8 times

automne, automnes

noun, masculine, singular; noun, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

autour

around; about; Around 10 times

autour, Autour

adverb; preposition

"Autour de" is a compound preposition meaning "around".

autre

other; others; another 23 times

autres, autre

pronoun, singular; adjective, plural; pronoun, plural

avancer

press forward; thrusts forward; was advancing 3 times

avance, avançait

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

avide

greedy; eager 6 times

avide

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, singular

avoir

have; has; had 171 times

a, ai, ont, avoir, avons, as, avait, eusse and 22 more

auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

'avoir l'air de' = 'to have the look/appearance of'.

à

to; with; at 417 times

à, aux, À, au, Aux, Au, A

preposition; contracted preposition (à + le); contracted preposition (à + les)

Au-dessus de means 'above'; here the tokenizer splits it into 'Au' + 'dessus.'

à+le

at the; to the; into the 15 times

au, Au, aux

contracted preposition, masculine, singular; preposition + determiner, masculine, singular; contracted preposition

âme

soul; souls; Soul 57 times

âme, âmes, Ame

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural; noun, singular

Seen once or twice

abandon

abandon twice

abandonné

forsaken ones once

abhorrer

loathed once

Abhorré

Abhorred One once

abject

abject once

abondamment

lavishly once

abonder

abound once

aborder

should reach once

aboutir

flows once

abriter

shelter once

abrutir

brutalizing once

absolument

utterly once

absurdité

absurdity once

Abyssinienne

an Abyssinian woman once

accabler

crushes once

accent

voice; accent twice

accorder

granted once

accouder

leaning on my elbows once

accoutumer

accustoms once

accrocher

catch once

accru

swollen once

accumuler

to pile up once

accuser

accuse once

acéré

sharpened once

acharner

set upon once

achever

completes once

acier

steel once

acteur

actor once

action

action once

adapter

fitted once

addo

add once

Adeline

Adeline once

admirable

sublime once

adolescent

youths once

adoptif

adoptive once

adorablement

adorably once

adoration

adoration once

adoré

the adored once

adresser

were addressing once

aeternus

eternal once

affaibli

weakened once

affaire

business once

affilé

whetted once

affliger

wounds twice

affluer

floods in once

affoler

maddened once

affront

affront once

Afrique

Africa twice

agacer

teases; tease twice

agate

agate once

aggraver

grow worse once

agile

nimble once

agilité

agility twice

agité

shaken once

agonie

agony once

agrandir

widened; enlarges twice

aide

assistants once

aigle

eagle; eagles twice

aigre

shrill once

aigrir

grow sharper once

aigu

keener once

aiguille

needles once

aiguiser

sharpened; whetted twice

ailé

winged once

aimant

magnet once

aimanter

magnetized once

airain

bronze twice

alambic

alembic once

alarme

alarms once

albatros

albatrosses once

albâtre

alabaster once

album

album once

alchimiste

alchemists once

alerte

alert once

aliment

nourishment once

alimenter

feed once

allaiter

suckled once

alléchant

alluring twice

allégorie

allegory twice

allégorique

allegorical once

allier

weds twice

allongé

stretched out once

allure

bearing twice

alouette

skylarks once

alourdir

grows heavy once

alternativement

by turns once

altérer

thirsting once

altéré

parched once

amaigri

wasted once

amarus

bitter once

amas

mass once

amazone

amazon once

ambre

amber twice

ambroisie

ambrosia twice

Amérique

Americas once

amie

dear once

amonceler

heaped-up once

amoureusement

lovingly once

amphore

amphora once

ampleur

fullness once

amuser

amuse once

analyse

analysis once

anathème

curses once

anatomie

anatomy once

ancre

anchor once

Ange

Angel once

angle

angle once

animer

revive once

année

year long; years twice

Antisthène

Antisthenes once

Antoine

Anthony once

anxiété

anxiety once

apocalyptique

apocalyptic once

apôtre

apostles once

appareil

apparatus once

appareiller

sets sail; let us set sail twice

apparence

appearance once

appareo

you appeared once

apparition

apparitions once

appartement

apartment once

appel

call once

apporter

bring once

apprendre

taught once

approcher

let us approach once

approfondir

fathom; deepens twice

appuyer

leaned once

après-demain

the day after once

après-midi

afternoon once

aqua

water once

aquilon

north wind once

ara

altars once

araignée

spider; spiders twice

arbrisseau

saplings once

arc

bow; arches twice

arcade

arcades once

archer

archer once

archet

bow once

architecte

architect once

ardemment

ardently twice

argent

silver once

argentin

silvery once

aridité

barrenness once

armature

framework twice

armer

armed twice

armure

armor twice

aromatique

aromatic once

arôme

perfume once

arrière-saison

late season once

arriver

happens once

arsenal

arsenal; arsenals twice

artiste

artist twice

artistement

artfully twice

Asie

Asia once

aspic

asp once

assaisonner

seasons once

assassin

assassin; murderous twice

assaut

assault twice

assister

assist once

assoupir

drowsing twice

assouplir

renders supple; make supple twice

assourdissant

deafening once

assurer

assured once

astrologue

astrologers; Astrologers twice

atelier

workshop twice

athlète

athlete's; athlete twice

atour

wardrobe once

atroce

atrocious once

atrocement

atrociously once

atrocité

atrocity once

attacher

fastened once

attaque

attack once

attaquer

attack; attacks twice

attarder

belated once

atteindre

attains once

attifer

decked out once

attirance

pull once

attirant

alluring once

attiser

stoked once

au-dessus

above; overhead twice

aube

dawn once

aucun

Some once

audacieux

insolent once

augmenter

increases; grows twice

auguste

august once

aumône

alms once

Aurore

Dawn once

austérité

austerity once

autan

south winds; south wind twice

autel

altar twice

auteur

author; authors twice

automnal

autumnal once

autorité

authority once

Autrefois

Long-Ago once

auvent

awning once

aux

to the once

auxquels

to which once

avalanche

avalanches; Avalanche twice

avaler

would swallow; swallow twice

avarié

spoiled once

aventureux

adventurous once

aveu

confessions once

aveugle

blind; blind men twice

avidement

avidly once

avidité

greed once

aviron

oars; oar twice

azuré

azure once

âcre

acrid twice

ânesse

she-donkey once

âpre

harsh once

âtre

hearth once

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Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Charles Baudelaire, d. 1867).
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Public-domain French (Baudelaire, d. 1867). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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