dégradant
French, adjective/de.ɡʁa.dɑ̃/
dégradant is spelled D-É-G-R-A-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 31,386th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dégradant is a French adjective meaning “degrading” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of dégrader. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dégrade moralement”.
What does dégradant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
degrading
Near-synonym: infamant
verb
- 1
present participle of dégrader
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dégrade moralement.
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 dégradant
- dégradante feminine
- dégradants masculine plural
- dégradantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dégradant?
- /de.ɡʁa.dɑ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dégradant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dégradant in French?
dégradant appears 1.0 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).