buissonnant
French, adjective/bɥi.sɔ.nɑ̃/
buissonnant is spelled B-U-I-S-S-O-N-N-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 144,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buissonnant is a French adjective meaning “bushy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of buissonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui prend l’apparence d’un buisson, d’une boule touffue”.
What does buissonnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bushy
verb
- 1
present participle of buissonner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui prend l’apparence d’un buisson, d’une boule touffue. 2. Ramifié et irrégulier comme un buisson.
verb: 1. Participe présent de buissonner.
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 buissonnant
- buissonnante feminine
- buissonnants masculine plural
- buissonnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce buissonnant?
- /bɥi.sɔ.nɑ̃/
- \bɥi.sɔ.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is buissonnant in French?
buissonnant appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).