dépressif
French, adjective/de.pʁɛ.sif/
dépressif is spelled D-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-F (9 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written French, the 18,679th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dépressif is a French adjective meaning “depressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui affaiblit, qui abat”.
What does dépressif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
depressive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui affaiblit, qui abat. 2. Qui présente les caractères de la dépression.
noun: 1. Celui qui est atteint d’un état dépressif.
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 dépressif
- dépressive feminine
- dépressifs masculine plural
- dépressives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dépressif?
- /de.pʁɛ.sif/
- /de.pʁe.sif/
- \de.pʁɛ.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dépressif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dépressif in French?
dépressif appears 2.3 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).