dilection
French, noun/di.lɛk.sjɔ̃/
dilection is spelled D-I-L-E-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dilection is a French feminine noun meaning “pious love; dilection (love)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Amour pieux”.
What does dilection mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepious love; dilection (love)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amour pieux. 2. Amour pur et spirituel. 3. Grand attrait ; préférence que l’on a pour quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
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 dilection
- dilections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dilection?
- /di.lɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \di.lɛk.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dilection in French?
dilection appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).