expansif
French, adjective\ɛks.pɑ̃.sif\
expansif is spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 76,422nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Expansif is a French adjective meaning “effusive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la force de dilater, de s'expanser”.
What does expansif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
effusive
- 2
expansive
- 3
expansionary
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la force de dilater, de s'expanser. 2. Qui ne peut être contenu, qui se manifeste largement au-dehors, en parlant des sentiments. 3. Qui ne peut contenir ses sentiments.
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 expansif
- expansive feminine
- expansifs masculine plural
- expansives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expansif?
- \ɛks.pɑ̃.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expansif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expansif in French?
expansif appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).