fixatif
French, adjective/fik.sa.tif/
fixatif is spelled F-I-X-A-T-I-F (7 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written French, the 192,066th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fixatif is a French adjective meaning “fixative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui sert à fixer”.
What does fixatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fixative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui sert à fixer.
noun: 1. Produit en gel ou vaporisé qui fixe une coiffure. 2. Substance qui fixe un dessin lorsque les pigments sont sous forme de poudre.
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 fixatif
- fixative feminine
- fixatifs masculine plural
- fixatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fixatif?
- /fik.sa.tif/
- \fik.sa.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fixatif in French?
fixatif appears about once in every 36 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).