gaze
French, noun
gaze is spelled G-A-Z-E (4 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,000th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaze is a French feminine noun meaning “gauze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of gazer. With an accent, gazé is a different word: “black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoffe légère et transparente, faite de soie ou de fil d’or, ou d’argent”.
What does gaze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegauze
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
masculineblack-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi)
- 2
masculinegauze
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étoffe légère et transparente, faite de soie ou de fil d’or, ou d’argent. 2. Sorte de tissu de coton destiné aux pansements.
noun: 1. Celui dont la santé est atteinte d’avoir respiré des gaz toxiques.
noun: 1. Insecte lépidoptère (papillon) de la famille des Pieridae, dont les ailes ont des nervures marquées.
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 gaze
- gazes plural
- gazés plural
- gazée feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to gaze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaze in French?
gaze appears 1.3 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).