amincissant
French, adjective/a.mɛ̃.si.sɑ̃/
amincissant is spelled A-M-I-N-C-I-S-S-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 84,649th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amincissant is a French adjective meaning “slimming; slimline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of amincir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait mincir, perdre du poids”.
What does amincissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slimming; slimline
verb
- 1
present participle of amincir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait mincir, perdre du poids.
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 amincissant
- amincissante feminine
- amincissants masculine plural
- amincissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amincissant?
- /a.mɛ̃.si.sɑ̃/
- \a.mɛ̃.si.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is amincissant in French?
amincissant appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).