acquiesçant
French, adjective/a.kjɛ.sɑ̃/
acquiesçant is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-Ç-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acquiesçant is a French adjective meaning “acquiescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of acquiescer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui acquiesce”.
What does acquiesçant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
acquiescent
verb
- 1
present participle of acquiescer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui acquiesce.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acquiesçant
- acquiesçante feminine
- acquiesçants masculine plural
- acquiesçantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acquiesçant?
- /a.kjɛ.sɑ̃/
- /a.kje.sɑ̃/
- \a.kjɛ.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is acquiesçant in French?
acquiesçant appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).