furibond
French, adjective/fy.ʁi.bɔ̃/
furibond is spelled F-U-R-I-B-O-N-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Furibond is a French adjective meaning “furious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui annonce ou exprime la fureur”.
What does furibond mean in English?
adjective
- 1
furious
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui annonce ou exprime la fureur. 2. Qui est très impétueux. 3. Extrémiste ; fanatique.
noun: 1. Personne furieuse, hors d’elle-même sous l’emprise de la colère.
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 furibond
- furibonde feminine
- furibonds masculine plural
- furibondes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce furibond?
- /fy.ʁi.bɔ̃/
- \fy.ʁi.bɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is furibond in French?
furibond appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).