collant
French, noun/kɔ.lɑ̃/
collant is spelled C-O-L-L-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Collant is a French masculine noun meaning “body stocking, leotard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of coller. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sous-vêtement féminin mais parfois masculin qui recouvre tout le bas du corps, de la taille aux pieds”.
What does collant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sticky, gluey, clammy
- 2
informalhard to shake off; clingy, clinging
- 3
skintight, close-fitting, clinging
noun
- 1
masculinebody stocking, leotard
- 2
masculinetights (UK), pantyhose (US)
verb
- 1
present participle of coller
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui colle. 2. Qui est trop juste ou qui moule les formes, en parlant d’un vêtement. 3. Dont on ne peut se débarrasser en parlant d’une personne.
noun: 1. Sous-vêtement féminin mais parfois masculin qui recouvre tout le bas du corps, de la taille aux pieds. 2. Utilisé à la place de papier collant, bande collante ou à la place de ruban adhésif.
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 collant
- collante feminine
- collants masculine plural
- collantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce collant?
- /kɔ.lɑ̃/
- \kɔ.lɑ̃\
- [œ̃ ko.l̪ɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to collant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is collant in French?
collant appears 2.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).