dissolution
French, noun/di.sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
dissolution is spelled D-I-S-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written French, the 7,293rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dissolution is a French feminine noun meaning “dissolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d’un corps primitivement solide dont les parties se sont séparées les unes des autres”.
What does dissolution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedissolution
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d’un corps primitivement solide dont les parties se sont séparées les unes des autres. 2. Opération ayant pour effet de modifier la cohésion des molécules des corps solides, liquides ou gazeux, en les immergeant dans un liquide approprié ou un métal liquéfié ; résultat de cette opération. 3. Rupture, cessation d'un lien juridique. 4. Fait de mettre fin à l’existence légale d’une association, d’un parti politique, d’une organisation syndicale.
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 dissolution
- dissolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dissolution?
- /di.sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
- \di.sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\
- [di.sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dissolution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dissolution in French?
dissolution appears 8.9 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).