ceci étant
French, adverb/sə.si e.tɑ̃/
ceci étant is spelled C-E-C-I-É-T-A-N-T (9 letters). Ceci étant is a French adverb meaning “that being so, that being said, then again, however” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ceci étant mean in English?
adverb
- 1
that being so, that being said, then again, however
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. Les choses étant ainsi.
interjection: 1. Locution qui laisse à celui qui écoute ou lit le soin de conclure.
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.
How do you pronounce ceci étant?
- /sə.si e.tɑ̃/
- \sə.si e.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.