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Words of the Flowers of Evil · 168 headwords

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

vagabond

roving; wandering; vagabond 3 times

vagabonde, vagabond

adjective, feminine, singular; noun, masculine, singular

vague

vague; dim; wave 11 times

vague, vagues, Vague

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

vaincre

vanquished; conquered; defeated 9 times

vaincu, vaincue, Vaincu, vaincus

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb (past participle), masculine, singular; verb, past participle, feminine, singular

vainqueur

conquering; victorious; conqueror 4 times

vainqueur

adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular

vaisseau

vessel; ship; vessels 9 times

vaisseau, vaisseaux, Vaisseau

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

valoir

is worth; equals; are worth 6 times

vaut, valent

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

Valois

Valois once

Valois

The Valois were the French royal house; used here for 'a [king like a] Valois.'

vapeur

mists; vapor; mist 5 times

vapeur, vapeurs, Vapeurs

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

vaste

vast 16 times

vastes, vaste, Vaste

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

veiller

keeps watch; keep watch 3 times

veille, veillent, Veille

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

velours

velvet 3 times

velours

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

venir

come; comes; came 34 times

vient, venir, viennent, viendra, Viens, venu, vins, venus and 8 more

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

"vins" here is the passé simple of venir (came), not the noun vin (wine).

vent

wind; winds 13 times

vent, vents

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

ver

worm; worms 7 times

ver, vers

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

'vers' here means 'worms' (ver), not 'verse' — a pun, since the earlier stanza used the same spelling for verses.

vermeil

crimson; rosy 5 times

vermeilles, vermeil, vermeils, vermeille

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

vermine

vermin 3 times

vermine, vermines

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

vers

toward; verses; Toward 42 times

vers, Vers

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

verser

pour; pour out; poured 13 times

verse, Verse, versait, versent, versé, verser, Versent, Versaient and 1 more

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

vert

green 14 times

verts, vert, verte

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

vertige

vertigo; Vertigo 5 times

vertige, Vertige

Vertigo is personified; it is the subject of "Saisit" that opens the next line.

vertu

Virtues; Virtue; virtues 4 times

Vertus, Vertu, vertus, vertu

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

Véfour

Véfour once

Véfour

Le Grand Véfour, a famous fashionable Paris restaurant.

vêtement

garments; clothing 4 times

vêtements, vêtement

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

vibrant

resonant; quivering; throbbing 3 times

vibrante, vibrantes

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural

vibrer

quivering; vibrates; vibrate 5 times

vibrant, vibre, vibrer, vibrent

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

vice

vices; vice 3 times

vices, vice

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

victime

victims; victim 4 times

victimes, victime

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

vide

empty; void 9 times

vide, vides

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

vider

drains; emptying twice

vide, vidant

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

'allait se vidant' is a periphrastic construction meaning 'kept emptying'.

vieillard

old man; old men 5 times

vieillard, vieillards

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

vierge

virgin; virgins; Virgins 7 times

vierges, vierge, Vierges

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

vieux

old; ancient; old woman 51 times

vieux, vieil, vieille, Vieux, vieilles

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

"Vieil" is the elided masculine singular form of "vieux" used before a vowel sound.

vif

vivid; alive; bright 6 times

vive, vif, vifs, vives

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

vignette

pretty pictures once

vignettes

"beautés de vignettes" = picture-book/chocolate-box prettiness.

vigoureux

vigorous 3 times

vigoureux, vigoureuse

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

vil

vile; base; basest 9 times

vils, vil, viles, Vil, vile

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

ville

town; city; towns 6 times

ville, villes

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

vin

wine; wines; Wine 20 times

vin, vins, Vin

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

violon

violin; violins 4 times

violon, violons

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

visage

face; faces 5 times

visage, visages

noun, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, plural

vivant

living; living being; while living 13 times

vivant, vivants, vivante, vivantes, Vivant

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

Concessive apposition to 'tu': "while (you were) alive."

vivre

lived; to live; live 19 times

vivre, vécu, vivant, vit, Vit, Vivait, Vivre, Vivant and 3 more

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

voici

here is; behold; now 5 times

voici, Voici

presentative particle; particle; verb, indicative

voilà

now; for; there is 7 times

voilà, Voilà

presentative particle; presentative adverb; presentative

'voilà des siècles que' is a fixed construction meaning 'it has been centuries that / for centuries now'.

voile

sails; sail 5 times

voiles, voile

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

voiler

veiled; muffled; veils 4 times

voilé, voila, voilés, voile

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past historic, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, plural

voir

see; seen; saw 66 times

voir, vois, vu, voit, vis, Vois, verrai, vîmes and 6 more

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

'vu pâlir tes appas' = 'seen your charms grow pale' (infinitive construction after voir).

voisin

neighbouring; neighbor; neighboring 3 times

voisin, voisine

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

voix

voice; voices 13 times

voix

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

voler

steal; once flew; flies 4 times

volons, volait, vole, volant

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

en volant, "as they fly," a gerund of manner.

voltiger

flutters; was fluttering 3 times

voltige, voltigeait

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

volupté

voluptuous pleasure; delight; Voluptuousness 15 times

volupté, voluptés, Volupté

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

voluptueux

voluptuous 4 times

voluptueux, voluptueuse

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

vouloir

want; wish; wants 36 times

veux, veut, voudrais, voulu, vouloir, voulait, voulons, voudras and 4 more

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

vous

you; yourselves; yourself 78 times

vous, -vous, Vous

pronoun, plural; pronoun, reflexive, plural; pronoun, plural, reflexive

reciprocal 'se combattre' = to fight one another.

voyageur

travelers; voyager; travellers 5 times

voyageurs, voyageur

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

vrai

true; truth 6 times

vrai, vrais

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, masculine, plural

'pour dire vrai' is the idiom 'to tell the truth'.

Seen once or twice

v

V once

vacance

vacation once

vacarme

uproar once

vacillant

shimmering once

vagir

wailing once

vaguement

faintly; vaguely twice

vaguer

wandering once

vaillance

valor once

vainement

in vain twice

valet

jack; servants twice

valetaille

rabble once

vallée

valleys once

vallon

hollows once

vampire

vampire twice

van

winnowing-basket once

vanneur

winnower once

vanter

praised; once-vaunted twice

vaporeux

hazy; misty twice

vaporiser

vaporized once

varier

vary once

vaurien

worthless once

vautour

vultures once

vautrer

wallows once

velut

like once

vendange

vintage once

vendanger

harvests once

vendre

sold once

vengeance

Vengeance twice

venger

avenge once

vengeur

avenging twice

ventru

potbellied once

verdâtre

greenish twice

verdir

greened once

vergue

yardarms once

vermisseau

little worms once

vernisser

varnished once

versant

slope once

verve

exuberance once

vestale

Vestal once

vestige

vestige; trace twice

veule

weak once

veuve

widow twice

végétal

vegetation; vegetal twice

vénérer

revered twice

véritable

true twice

vêtir

clothe once

VI

VI once

viande

meats; meat twice

vicieux

vicious once

victorieux

victorious once

vieillesse

old age once

vieillir

growing old once

vigie

the lookout once

vigilant

watchful once

vigueur

strength; vigor twice

vii

VII once

viii

VIII once

Vinci

Vinci once

vindicatif

vengeful once

vingt-neuf

twenty-nine once

vinum

wine once

viol

rape once

violet

purpled; violet twice

vipère

vipers; viper twice

virginité

virginity once

virtus

of power once

virulence

virulence once

vis

strength; to strength twice

visible

visible once

visiter

visits once

visiteuse

visitor once

visqueux

slimy; viscous twice

vite

quickly once

vitium

of vices once

vitre

windowpane; pane twice

vivace

hardy once

viveur

pleasure-loving once

voguer

sail once

voilé

veiled once

voirie

street-cleaning once

volant

flounces once

voleur

thieves once

volontiers

gladly once

voluptueusement

voluptuously once

vomissement

vomit; vomiting twice

vorace

voracious twice

vouer

doomed once

voûte

vaults; vault twice

voûter

stooped once

vox

voice once

voyage

voyage; travel twice

voyager

to travel once

vrille

gimlet once

vulgaire

rabble once

The particulars

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