éclaircie
French, noun/e.klɛʁ.si/
éclaircie is spelled É-C-L-A-I-R-C-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éclaircie is a French feminine noun meaning “sunny spell, bright interval” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of éclairci. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Endroit clair qui paraît au ciel en temps de brume ou entre des nuages”.
What does éclaircie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesunny spell, bright interval
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of éclairci
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Endroit clair qui paraît au ciel en temps de brume ou entre des nuages. 2. Période ensoleillée plus ou moins longue ou dépourvue de nuage et de brume pendant la nuit. 3. Action visant à réduire la densité d’un peuplement ; résultat de cette action.
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 éclaircie
- éclaircies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éclaircie?
- /e.klɛʁ.si/
- \e.klɛʁ.si\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éclaircie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éclaircie in French?
éclaircie appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).