épatant
French, adjective/e.pa.tɑ̃/
épatant is spelled É-P-A-T-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,936th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épatant is a French adjective meaning “amazing, surprising, stupefying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of épater. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui provoque un étonnement admiratif”.
What does épatant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
amazing, surprising, stupefying
verb
- 1
present participle of épater
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui provoque un étonnement admiratif.
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 épatant
- épatante feminine
- épatants masculine plural
- épatantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épatant?
- /e.pa.tɑ̃/
- \e.pa.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épatant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épatant in French?
épatant appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).