descriptif
French, adjective/dɛs.kʁip.tif/
descriptif is spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-F (10 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Descriptif is a French adjective meaning “descriptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a pour objet de décrire”.
What does descriptif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
descriptive
- 2
descriptive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a pour objet de décrire. 2. Qui représente les personnes ou les choses par leurs traits extérieurs. 3. Qui représente les solides par leurs lignes de projection. 4. Qui a pour objet de décrire l’usage réel, sans jugement normatif.
noun: 1. Texte qui décrit.
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 descriptif
- descriptive feminine
- descriptifs masculine plural
- descriptives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce descriptif?
- /dɛs.kʁip.tif/
- \dɛs.kʁip.tif\
- [d̪ɛs.kʁip.t̪if]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is descriptif in French?
descriptif appears 2.0 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).