ambivalence
French, noun/ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s/
ambivalence is spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ambivalence is a French feminine noun meaning “ambivalence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son…”.
What does ambivalence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineambivalence
- 2
feminineambiguity
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire. 2. Caractère de ce qui a deux aspects, deux propriétés opposées.
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 ambivalence
- ambivalences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ambivalence?
- /ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s/
- \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\
- [ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃ːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ambivalence in French?
ambivalence appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).