cessant
French, adjective/sɛ.sɑ̃/
cessant is spelled C-E-S-S-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,844th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cessant is a French adjective meaning “in the process of stopping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of cesser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui cesse”.
What does cessant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
in the process of stopping
toute affaire cessante
verb
- 1
present participle of cesser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui cesse.
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 cessant
- cessante feminine
- cessants masculine plural
- cessantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cessant?
- /sɛ.sɑ̃/
- /se.sɑ̃/
- \sɛ.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cessant in French?
cessant appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).