craintif
French, adjective/kʁɛ̃.tif/
craintif is spelled C-R-A-I-N-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 48,397th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Craintif is a French adjective meaning “worried, anxious, nervous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est sujet à la crainte”.
What does craintif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
worried, anxious, nervous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est sujet à la crainte.
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 craintif
- craintive feminine
- craintifs masculine plural
- craintives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce craintif?
- /kʁɛ̃.tif/
- \kʁɛ̃.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to craintif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is craintif in French?
craintif 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).