assouplissement
French, noun/a.su.plis.mɑ̃/
assouplissement is spelled A-S-S-O-U-P-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,322nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assouplissement is a French masculine noun meaning “relaxation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’assouplir, de s’assouplir”.
What does assouplissement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerelaxation
- 2
masculinesoftening
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’assouplir, de s’assouplir. 2. Ensemble d'exercices pour rendre le corps plus souple. 3. Baisse de la rigueur habituelle, son amoindrissement.
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 assouplissement
- assouplissements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assouplissement?
- /a.su.plis.mɑ̃/
- \a.su.plis.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is assouplissement in French?
assouplissement 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).