balzacien
French, adjective/bal.za.sjɛ̃/
balzacien is spelled B-A-L-Z-A-C-I-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balzacien is a French adjective meaning “of Balzac; Balzacian (relating to Honoré de Balzac or his writings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac”.
What does balzacien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of Balzac; Balzacian (relating to Honoré de Balzac or his writings)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac. 2. Qui fait penser à l’œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac (par exemple, souci du détail, personnages typés, etc.)
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 balzacien
- balzacienne feminine
- balzaciens masculine plural
- balzaciennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balzacien?
- /bal.za.sjɛ̃/
- \bal.za.sjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is balzacien in French?
balzacien appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).