ancienne
French, adjective/ɑ̃.sjɛn/
ancienne is spelled A-N-C-I-E-N-N-E (8 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written French, the 1,112th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ancienne is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of ancien” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ancienne mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of ancien
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme âgée. 2. Personne qui fait partie d’un groupe quelconque depuis longtemps, d’une promotion antérieure. 3. Voiture ancienne ; voiture de collection.
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 ancienne
- anciennes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ancienne?
- /ɑ̃.sjɛn/
- \ɑ̃.sjɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ancienne in French?
ancienne appears 76 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).