entour
French, noun/ɑ̃.tuʁ/
entour is a French masculine noun meaning “surroundings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieux circonvoisins”.
What does entour mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesurroundings
- 2
masculinecircumlocution
- 3
masculineentourage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieux circonvoisins. 2. Ce qui entoure, ce qui concourt à. 3. Circonlocution. 4. Entourage.
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 entour
- entours plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entour?
- /ɑ̃.tuʁ/
- \ɑ̃.tuʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is entour in French?
entour appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).