épris
French, adjective/e.pʁi/
épris is spelled É-P-R-I-S (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épris is a French adjective meaning “enamoured, infatuated, besotted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of éprendre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est saisi par un vif sentiment de relation affective, une passion pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose”.
What does épris mean in English?
adjective
- 1
enamoured, infatuated, besotted
Es-tu épris d'elle ?
verb
- 1
past participle of éprendre
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of éprendre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est saisi par un vif sentiment de relation affective, une passion 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 épris
- éprise feminine
- éprises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épris?
- /e.pʁi/
- \e.pʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is épris in French?
épris appears 1.6 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).