désaltérant
French, adjective/de.zal.te.ʁɑ̃/
désaltérant is spelled D-É-S-A-L-T-É-R-A-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 144,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Désaltérant is a French adjective meaning “thirst-quenching” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of désaltérer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui désaltère”.
What does désaltérant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thirst-quenching
verb
- 1
present participle of désaltérer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui désaltère.
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 désaltérant
- désaltérante feminine
- désaltérants masculine plural
- désaltérantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce désaltérant?
- /de.zal.te.ʁɑ̃/
- \de.zal.te.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is désaltérant in French?
désaltérant appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).