fringant
French, adjective/fʁɛ̃.ɡɑ̃/
fringant is spelled F-R-I-N-G-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 56,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fringant is a French adjective meaning “dashing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Alerte, éveillé, d’allure vive et élégante, en parlant d’un cheval”.
What does fringant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dashing
- 2
alert
- 3
exuberant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Alerte, éveillé, d’allure vive et élégante, en parlant d’un cheval. 2. Pétulant, vif, à la présentation avantageuse.
noun: 1. Quelqu’un qui se donne toute liberté.
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 fringant
- fringante feminine
- fringants masculine plural
- fringantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fringant?
- /fʁɛ̃.ɡɑ̃/
- \fʁɛ̃.ɡɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fringant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fringant in French?
fringant appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).