cisaillant
French, adjective\si.zɑ.jɑ̃\
cisaillant is spelled C-I-S-A-I-L-L-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written French, the 285,390th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cisaillant is a French adjective meaning “clipping, shearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of cisailler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui cisaille”.
What does cisaillant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clipping, shearing
verb
- 1
present participle of cisailler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui cisaille.
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 cisaillant
- cisaillante feminine
- cisaillants masculine plural
- cisaillantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cisaillant?
- \si.zɑ.jɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cisaillant in French?
cisaillant appears about once in every 83 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).